http://kki.qorvis.com/forum/posts/list/7.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net http://kki.qorvis.com/forum/posts/list/364.page#1862 http://kki.qorvis.com/forum/posts/list/364.page#1862 GMT only due to intellectual disability. For example, they state:"...it is also clear that in many syndromes, particularly those associated with a moderate to mild level of ID, the associated cognitive impairment cannot solely account for the raised prevalence of ASD." They discuss the fact that there may be a different "profile" of ASD or ASD-like traits that go with each genetic syndrome. They also stress that it is very important to make sure educational or behavioral interventions are available to those with ASD type traits whatever their genetic syndrome, giving examples of children with various genetic diagnoses who could have benefitted from interventions designed to help those with ASD but whose ASD-like needs were ignored. I have certainly seen cases like this. For example, one mother I know was very concerned because her child with Down syndrome was displaying intensely autistic traits (need for sameness, spinning, obsessive watching of the same videos again and again, lack of eye contact, intense meltdowns), but the professionals working with her chalked it up to low cognitive functioning and looked no further. It was not until she was able to see a professional knowledgeable about both Down's and ASD that ASD was also identified and the door opened to behavioral treatments children with Down syndrome alone don't usually get but which this child needed.]]> http://kki.qorvis.com/forum/posts/list/364.page#1863 http://kki.qorvis.com/forum/posts/list/364.page#1863 GMT