Understanding relationships between autism, intelligence, and epilepsy: a cross‐disorder approach

• Published in: Developmental medicine and child neurology Vol. 55; no. 2; pp. 146 - 153
• Main Authors: van EEGHEN, AGNIES M, PULSIFER, MARGARET B, MERKER, VANESSA L, NEUMEYER, ANN M, van EEGHEN, ELMER E, THIBERT, RONALD L, COLE, ANDREW J, LEIGH, FAWN A, PLOTKIN, SCOTT R, THIELE, ELIZABETH A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.02.2013
• Subjects: Adolescent; Autistic Disorder - complications; Autistic Disorder - psychology; Child; Child, Preschool; Epilepsy - complications; Epilepsy - psychology; Female; Humans; Intelligence; Male; Phenotype; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Social Adjustment; Surveys and Questionnaires; Young Adult

Aim  As relationships between autistic traits, epilepsy, and cognitive functioning remain poorly understood, these associations were explored in the biologically related disorders tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), and epilepsy. Method  The Social Responsiveness Scale...