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Peer reviewedDykens, Elisabeth; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1991
This evaluation of thought disorders in 11 high functioning autistic young adults and older adolescents found poverty of speech, poor reality testing, perceptual distortions, and areas of cognitive slippage. In comparison with a schizophrenic reference group, autistic subjects demonstrated more poverty of speech and less illogic as well as similar…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Autism, Cognitive Processes, Logical Thinking
