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Individuals with FOXP1 syndrome present with a complex neurobehavioral profile with high rates of ADHD, anxiety, repetitive behaviors, and sensory symptoms

Published September 2021
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High rates of ADHD, anxiety, repetitive behaviors, and sensory symptoms in FOXP1 syndrome.

These findings have important implications for the treatment and care of individuals with FOXP1 syndrome. Notably, standardized testing for ASD showed high sensitivity, but low specificity, when compared to expert consensus diagnosis. Furthermore, many individuals in our cohort who received diagnoses of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder or anxiety disorder were not being treated for these symptoms; therefore, our findings suggest that there may be immediate areas for improvements in treatment for some individuals.

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Published September 2021
Authors

M. Pilar Trelles, Tess Levy, Bonnie Lerman, Paige Siper, Reymundo Lozano, Danielle Halpern, Hannah Walker, Jessica Zweifach, Yitzchak Frank, Jennifer Foss-Feig, Alexander Kolevzon & Joseph Buxbaum