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M. Linnenbank, R. Feldmann, G. Schulte-Körne, S. Beimdiek, E. Strittmatter
(2022).
Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder of All Ages, Levels of Symptom Severity and General Cognitive Ability Display Low Processing Speed Index Scores Warranting Special Educational Assistance.
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 52(8), 3668-3675.
Springer Science and Business Media LLC.
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27 Aug 2021
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10.1007/s10803-021-05249-5
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M. Linnenbank,
R. Feldmann,
G. Schulte-Körne,
S. Beimdiek,
E. Strittmatter
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- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
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- 52(8), 3668-3675
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- article
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- Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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Abstract
Abstract The processing speed index (PSI) of the Wechsler intelligence scale for children (WISC-IV) has been found to predict a child's level of academic functioning. The consistently reported PSI weakness in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) therefore warrants special assistance and attempts at compensation for the disadvantages associated with these children's low PSI. We investigated the association of PSI scores with age, general cognitive ability [as measured by full-scale IQ (FSIQ)], symptom severity and discrepancy between the WISC-IV indices verbal comprehension (VCI) and perceptual reasoning (PRI) in 101 school children with ASD. The PSI weakness in children with ASD was not related to age, FSIQ, VCI-PRI discrepancy or any of the symptom measures. These findings suggest that school children with ASD independent of their age, level of cognitive ability, VCI-PRI profile and most notably independent of their symptom severity should be entitled to special assistance and compensation in educational settings.
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