Adaptive and Intellectual Functioning in Autistic and Nonautistic Retarded Children.

Carpentieri, Sarah; Morgan, Sam B.

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ERIC Number: EJ537623

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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Adaptive and Intellectual Functioning in Autistic and Nonautistic Retarded Children.

Carpentieri, Sarah; Morgan, Sam B.

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v26 n6 p611-20 Dec 1996

This study examined the relationship between adaptive functioning and intellectual functioning in 18 children with autism and mental retardation and 20 children with mental retardation. The children with autism showed significantly more impairment in adaptive behavior composite scores, verbal reasoning abilities, socialization skills, and communication skills. (CR)

Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Autism, Children, Cognitive Ability, Communication Skills, Intellectual Development, Mental Retardation, Socialization, Verbal Development

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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