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Carter, Linda; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1982
The results showed the schizophrenic group to be similar to the controls on verbal and full-scale intelligence measures but significantly inferior on performance measures. The schizophrenic group also showed a general disadvantage in paired associate learning, with a trend toward specific differential difficulty with words as stimulus items.…
Descriptors: Cerebral Dominance, Cognitive Development, Elementary Education, Imagery

Conant, Susan; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1984
A language intervention approach which incorporates communication games involving vocabulary, syntax, articulation, and conversational situations appeared to result in positive changes for children with no or moderate language delays, but not for those with severe cognitive delays. (CL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Communication Disorders, Communication Skills, Elementary Education

Geiger, Diane M.; Smith, David T.; Creaghead, Nancy A. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2002
A study compared the extent of agreement between parents and professional evaluators regarding the cognitive level of 41 children (ages 2-10) with autism. Significant differences were found. In addition, there was significant correlation between the level of agreement and cognitive functioning; agreement increased as the level of cognitive…
Descriptors: Autism, Children, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development

Kistner, Janet; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1988
Hyperlexic children have superior word recognition skills accompanied by delayed development of cognitive and language abilities. Assessment of four hyperlexic children (ages 5-9) confirmed their superior abilities to retain sound/symbol associations. Written prompts were then effectively used to increase functional speech in one of the subjects.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Developmental Disabilities, Diagnostic Teaching, Educational Diagnosis