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Peer reviewedLord, Catherine; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1982
Comparison of 384 male and 91 female autistic children (three through eight years old) revealed that females as a group scored less well on intelligence tests. Boys also performed better than girls on eye-hand integration and perceptual tasks. Predictions of female superiority in affect and receptive vocabulary were not supported. (CL)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Autism, Intelligence Differences, Language Acquisition
