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Wimpory, Dawn C.; Hobson, R. Peter; Williams, J. Mark G.; Nash, Susan – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2000
Ten parents of preschoolers with autism and 10 parents of typical preschoolers were given the Detection of Autism by Infant Sociability Interview, which elicits reports on 19 aspects of social engagement characteristics. Findings indicate that infants with autism had marked limitations in both person-to-person and person-person-object social…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales, Disability Identification
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Dykens, Elisabeth M.; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1993
Adaptive behavior in mentally retarded males with fragile X syndrome was longitudinally examined in 17 subjects, ages 1 to 17. Findings included relative strength in daily living skills and weakness in socialization only for older subjects, and significant declines in adaptive behavior scores from first to second testing for the older subjects.…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Age Differences, Behavior Patterns, Daily Living Skills
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Schatz, Jeffrey; Hamdan-Allen, Ghada – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1995
Scores from the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale were compared to age and performance IQ for 72 children and adolescents with autism and 37 nonautistic controls with mental retardation. The relationship between the two groups' adaptive behavior profiles was stable from preschool age through adolescence. Increasing IQ was associated with lower…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adolescents, Age, Autism