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Peer reviewedLiss, Miriam; Harel, Brian; Fein, Deborah; Allen, Doris; Dunn, Michelle; Feinstein, Carl; Morris, Robin; Waterhouse, Lynn; Rapin, Isabel – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2001
A study involving 35 children (age 9) with high-functioning autism, 31 children with developmental language disorder, 40 children with low-functioning autism, and 17 children with low IQ, found IQ was predictive of adaptive behavior in both low-functioning groups, but language and verbal memory predicted adaptive behavior in higher functioning…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Autism, Children, Cognitive Ability
Peer reviewedMayes, Susan Dickerson; Calhoun, Susan L. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2003
Psychological data were analyzed for 164 individuals (ages 3-15) with autism (IQs 14-143). Verbal IQ lagged behind nonverbal during the preschool years, but by school age the gap had closed. For school-age children with low IQs, math, spelling, and writing scores were consistent with IQ and reading was above IQ. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Autism, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education
