Social Communication and Theory of Mind in Boys with Autism and Fragile X Syndrome

Impairments in the social use of language, or pragmatics, constitute a core characteristic of autism. Problems with pragmatic language have also been documented in fragile X syndrome, a monogenic condition that is the most common known genetic cause of autism. Evidence suggests that social cognitive...

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Main Authors: Molly eLosh, Gary E. Martin, Jessica eKlusek, Abigail Lee Hogan-Brown, John eSideris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00266/full