Sunday, April 15, 2012

WISC-IV Profile in High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders: ImpairedProcessing Speed is Associated with Increased Autism CommunicationSymptoms and Decreased Adaptive Communication Abilities

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Changes in the Wechsler Intelligence Scales for Children-IV (WISC-IV) may affect the IQ profile characteristic of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Moreover, the association of particular component cognitive abilities (unlike overall IQ) with symptomatology and adaptive functioning in ASD remains unclear. This archival study characterizes the WISC-IV IQ profile among 56 high-functioning (IQ > 70) children with ASD and correlates WISC-IV performance with ASD and ADHD symptomatology and adaptive functioning. The ASD WISC-IV profile included strengths on Matrix Reasoning and Similarities, weaknesses on Comprehension (which correlated negatively with social symptoms) and the subtests comprising the Processing Speed Index (Coding, Symbol Search). Processing speed task performance correlated negatively with communication symptoms and positively with communication abilities, indicating its importance to functional outcomes in ASD.

Author Affiliation:

(1) Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA

(2) Laboratory of Brain & Cognition, National Institute of Mental Health, 10 Center Drive, Room 4C104, MSC 1366, Bethesda, MD, 20892-1366, USA

Article History:

Registration Date: 12/05/2011

Online Date: 03/06/2011

Source Citation
Kenworthy, Lauren, et al. "WISC-IV Profile in High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders: Impaired Processing Speed is Associated with Increased Autism Communication Symptoms and Decreased Adaptive Communication Abilities." Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 42.5 (2012): 655+. Health Reference Center Academic. Web. 15 Apr. 2012.
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Gale Document Number: GALE|A286109372

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