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Autism-Dementia-Ataxia-Loss of Purposeful Hand Use Syndrome; Cerebroatrophic Hyperammonemia; RTS; RTT | |
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Autism is classified as one of the pervasive developmental disorders of the brain. It is not a disease. People with classical autism show three types of symptoms: impaired social interaction, problems with verbal and nonverbal communication, and unusual or severely limited activities and interests. These symptoms can vary in severity. In addition, people with autism often have abnormal responses to sounds, touch, or other sensory stimulation. Symptoms usually appear during the first three years ... 
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Rett syndrome is a disorder of brain development that occurs almost exclusively in girls. After 6-18 months of apparently normal development, affected girls develop problems with language, learning, coordination, and other brain functions. Repeated hand wringing or washing motions are characteristic of this condition. Research suggests that Rett syndrome occurs most often in females. Males with mutations in the related gene, MECP2, often die before birth or in infancy.
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Autism as related to Rett Syndrome
- Rett Syndrome
The Autism Research Institute distributes an information packet on Rett Syndrome.
- Rett Syndrome
Rett's Syndrome is a childhood disintegrative disorder that affects primarily girls ... Behavioural Neurotherapy Clinic : Committed to investigating and treating the possible ...
- Autism Speaks, Be Informed, Navigating the Spectrum, Rett Syndrome
What It Is Rett Syndrome is a debilitating, sometimes fatal, developmental disorder that gets its name from Andreas Rett, the Austrian doctor who first identified it in 1966.
- Rett syndrome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rett syndrome/ disorder is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is classified as a pervasive developmental disorder by the DSM-IV . Many argue that this is a misclassification just as it would be to include such disorders as fragile X syndrome , tuberous sclerosis , or Down syndrome where one can see autistic features.
Cause · Gender and Rett syndrome · Development and symptoms
- Autism and Rett Syndrome; The Pevsner Lab
Introduction. Autism and Rett Syndrome are devastating, lifelong neurological disorders that are classified as pervasive developmental
- Autism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Of the other four PDD forms, Asperger syndrome is closest to autism in signs and likely causes; Rett syndrome and childhood disintegrative disorder share several signs with autism ...
- Rett Syndrome
Rett Syndrome. Written by Stephen M. Edelson, Ph.D. Rett Syndrome was first recognized by Andreas Rett in 1966 and is a neurological disorder affecting primarily females.
- Rett Syndrome
This eMedTV page covers Rett syndrome, a rare disorder almost exclusively seen in females. As this page explains, typically a young girl with Rett syndrome will develop normally ...
- Rett Syndrome Research Foundation :: Press Release
The Rett Syndrome Research Foundation (RSRF) is the world's leading private funder of research for Rett Syndrome, a devastating neurological disorder that is diagnosed almost ...
- Rett Syndrome and Autism
Information on Rett Syndrome. A place where parents of children in special education can find everything they need to know to be their child’s best advocate
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