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Dahlgren, Svenolof; Sandberg, Annika Dahlgren – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2008
Referential communication was studied in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) including children with autism and Asperger syndrome. The aim was to study alternative explanations for the children's communicative problems in such situations. Factors studied were theory of mind, IQ, verbal ability and memory. The main results demonstrated…
Descriptors: Mental Age, Autism, Asperger Syndrome, Intelligence Quotient
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Williams, Jo; Scott, Fiona; Stott, Carol; Allison, Carrie; Bolton, Patrick; Baron-Cohen, Simon; Brayne, Carol – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2005
The Childhood Asperger Syndrome Test (CAST) is a parental questionnaire to screen for autism spectrum conditions. In this validation study, the CAST was distributed to 1925 children aged 5-11 in mainstream Cambridgeshire schools. A sample of participants received a full diagnostic assessment, conducted blind to screen status. The sensitivity of…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Children, Asperger Syndrome, Autism
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Gadow, Kenneth D.; Devincent, Carla J.; Pomeroy, John; Azizian, Allen – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2005
This study compares DSM-IV symptoms in children (ages 6 to 12 years) with pervasive developmental disorder (PDD), clinic controls, and community-based samples. Parents/teachers completed the Child Symptom Inventory-4 for four samples: PDD (N= 284/284) and non-PDD psychiatric clinic referrals (N= 189/181) and pupils in regular (N= 385/404) and…
Descriptors: Severity (of Disability), Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Mental Disorders, Elementary School Students
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Brent, Ella; Rios, Patricia; Happe, Francesca; Charman, Tony – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2004
Although a number of advanced theory of mind tasks have been developed, there is sparse information on whether performance on different tasks is associated. The study examined the performance of 20 high-functioning 6- to 12-year-old children with autism spectrum disorder and 20 controls on three high-level theory of mind tasks: Strange Stories,…
Descriptors: Autism, Asperger Syndrome, Children, Foreign Countries