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Peer reviewedSzatmari, P.; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1989
The follow-up study of 16 nonretarded autistic children as adults found that, though most were functioning poorly in terms of occupational-social outcome and psychiatric symptoms, four had essentially recovered. Severity of early autistic behavior was a poor predictor of outcome, but neuropsychologic measures of nonverbal problem solving were…
Descriptors: Adults, Autism, Children, Emotional Adjustment
Direct linkEdgin, Jamie O.; Pennington, Bruce F. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2005
The profile of spatial ability is of interest across autism spectrum disorders (ASD) because of reported spatial strengths in ASD and due to the recent association of Asperger's syndrome with Nonverbal Learning Disability. Spatial functions were examined in relation to two cognitive theories in autism: the central coherence and executive function…
Descriptors: Spatial Ability, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Nonverbal Learning, Learning Disabilities
