Comparison of Cognitive Deficits among Autistic and Retarded Children on the Arthur Adaptation of the Leiter International Performance Scales.

Maltz, Andrew

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Publication Date: 1981-Dec

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Comparison of Cognitive Deficits among Autistic and Retarded Children on the Arthur Adaptation of the Leiter International Performance Scales.

Maltz, Andrew

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v11 n4 p413-26 Dec 1981

The results showed that the performance of the autistic children was better than the other two groups on concrete discrimination tasks, was poorer than the other two groups on formal discrimination tasks, and the quality of the autistic children's performance decreased as task requirements for formal discrimination increased. (Author/SB)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Autism, Cognitive Development, Discrimination Learning, Mental Retardation, Sex Differences

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Leiter International Performance Scale

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