Erratum

In the article “Association of Autistic Spectrum Disorders With Dystrophinopathies” by Hinton et al. in the November 2009 issue (2009;41:339-346; doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2009.05.011), Fig 1 contained some errors. The last box in the second row of the flowchart should read “Range 12-28.” The last box in the third row should read “N = 2.” The bottom box should read “N = 3.” The corrected Fig 1 is provided below.

In the second paragraph of the section Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised, Diagnostic Algorithm (Age 4-5 Years), the number of children who met all four criteria was incorrect. The corrected sentence reads “Sixteen children met all four criteria for a diagnosis of autistic spectrum disorder.” In the sixth paragraph of the same section, the incorrect number of children scoring above the cut-point was provided. The corrected sentence reads “Restricted, repetitive, and stereotyped behaviors were evident in many of the children, but not all scored above the cut-point for this domain (16/19).”

The fifth paragraph of the Discussion also contained an error. The corrected sentence reads, “Although no definitive conclusions about mechanisms can be drawn without a large-scale, population-based study of children with dystrophinopathies, future prospective studies could examine whether significant associations exist between presentations of autistic spectrum disorders in children with dystrophinopathies and environmental factors.”

The authors regret the errors.

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