AUTISTIC DISORDER IN NOONAN SYNDROME

Few reports have described the psychiatric co-morbidity of Noonan synd rome. While mental retardation is a common feature of Noonan syndrome, the diagnosis of autism using operational criteria has not been repor ted. In this paper, the authors describe the association of Noonan syn drome with autism. They propose that the co-morbid diagnosis of autism should be considered during the clinical assessment of persons with N oonan syndrome.