Predictors of cognitive test patterns in autism families

Authors :: Folstein, S.E.
Gilman, S.E.
Landa, R.
Hein, J.
Santengelo, S.L.
Piven, J.
Lainhart, J.
Wzorek, M.
Source :: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines. Oct, 1999, Vol. 40 Issue 7, p1117, 1 p.
Publication Year :: 1999
Abstract: Tests of intelligence, reading, spelling and pragmatic language were given to parents and siblings of probands with autism (AU group) and to the parents and siblings of probands with trisomy 21 Down syndrome (DS group). AU parents scored lower on the WAIS-R Full Scale and Performance IQ on two subsets, but there were no differences between AU and DS siblings. AU parents reported a history of early language-related cognitive difficulties more often than DS parents.

Subjects :: Autism -- Research
Child psychotherapy -- Research
Psychology and mental health

ISSN :: 00219630
Volume :: 40
Issue :: 7
Database :: Gale General OneFile
Journal :: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: edsgcl.57758266

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