Intelligence May Moderate the Cognitive Profile of Patients with ASD

The intelligence of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) varies considerably. The pattern of cognitive deficits associated with ASD may differ depending on intelligence. We aimed to study the absolute and relative severity of cognitive deficits in participants with ASD in relation to IQ....

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2015-10, Vol.10 (10), p.e0138698-e0138698
Hauptverfasser:	Rommelse, Nanda, Langerak, Ilse, van der Meer, Jolanda, de Bruijn, Yvette, Staal, Wouter, Oerlemans, Anoek, Buitelaar, Jan
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Autism Autism Spectrum Disorder - physiopathology BASIC (programming language) Behavior Brain research Case-Control Studies Child Child & adolescent psychiatry Children Children & youth Cognition Cognition & reasoning Cognition - physiology Cognition Disorders - physiopathology Cognitive ability Communication Complications and side effects Demographic aspects Executive function Executive Function - physiology Female Humans Information processing Intelligence Intelligence - physiology Intelligence Tests Language Male Memory, Short-Term - physiology Neurosciences Patient outcomes Patients Pattern recognition Pervasive developmental disorders Short term memory Social interactions Studies Wechsler Scales
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Zusammenfassung:	The intelligence of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) varies considerably. The pattern of cognitive deficits associated with ASD may differ depending on intelligence. We aimed to study the absolute and relative severity of cognitive deficits in participants with ASD in relation to IQ. A total of 274 children (M age = 12.1, 68.6% boys) participated: 30 ASD and 22 controls in the below average Intelligence Quotient (IQ) group (IQ
ISSN:	1932-6203 1932-6203
DOI:	10.1371/journal.pone.0138698