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Doobay, Alissa F.; Foley-Nicpon, Megan; Ali, Saba R.; Assouline, Susan G. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2014
Research on Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is thriving; however, scant empirical research has investigated how ASD manifests in high ability youth. Further research is necessary to accurately differentiate high ability students with ASD from those without the disorder, and thus decrease the risk of misdiagnosis. The purpose of the present study is…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Cognitive Ability, Comparative Analysis
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Spek, Annelies A.; Scholte, Evert M.; Van Berckelaer-Onnes, Ina A. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2010
Theory of mind was assessed in 32 adults with HFA, 29 adults with Asperger syndrome and 32 neurotypical adults. The HFA and Asperger syndrome groups were impaired in performance of the Strange stories test and the Faux-pas test and reported more theory of mind problems than the neurotypical adults. The three groups did not differ in performance of…
Descriptors: Asperger Syndrome, Cognitive Development, Autism, Comparative Analysis