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Peer reviewedGarman, Lynne Gray; Plant, Walter T. – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 1975
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Aspiration, Adults, Intelligence Differences
Peer reviewedOusley, Opal Y.; Mesibov, Gary B. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1991
Interviews with 21 high-functioning adults with autism and 20 mildly to moderately mentally retarded adults without autism indicated that the mentally retarded group had more sexual experiences, with no intergroup differences in sexual knowledge or interest. Intelligence quotient was positively correlated with knowledge scores and males had…
Descriptors: Adults, Attitudes, Autism, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedBoutin, Pierrette; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1997
A Canadian study compared the rate of cognitive disabilities in 156 relatives of 49 individuals with autism to that found in 55 relatives of 18 individuals with mental retardation. No differences were found; however, female and low IQ individuals were found to have higher family histories of cognitive disabilities. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Adults, Autism, Cognitive Ability, Family Characteristics
Peer reviewedGuttman, Ruth – Educational Gerontology, 1981
Administered the Raven Progressive Matrices (RPM) to (N=408) individuals in 100 family groups. Scores on all five subtests were highest in the 18-26 age group, decreasing with age. Males scored higher on each subtest in each age group. Performance on the RPM increased with additional years of education. (Author)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Adolescents, Adults, Age Differences
Peer reviewedPiven, Joseph; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1991
Platelet serotonin (5HT) levels of 5 autistic subjects (ages 16-37) who had siblings with either autism or pervasive developmental disorder were significantly higher than levels of 23 autistic subjects without affected siblings. Autistic subjects without affected siblings had 5HT levels significantly higher than 10 normal controls. Sex, age, and…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Autism, Biochemistry
Download full textRoss-Kidder, Kathleen – 2000
This report introduces the General Education Development Testing Services (GEDTS) Administrator screening model for adults with learning disabilities. The screening model is designed to identify adults whose educational achievement is significantly below overall potential due to an informational processing deficit and who are thus eligible for…
Descriptors: Adults, Disability Identification, Eligibility, High School Equivalency Programs
Peer reviewedCimera, Robert Evert – Mental Retardation, 1998
The relationship between cost-efficiency and personal characteristics of 111 supported employees were examined. When sheltered workshops were used as alternative placements, supported employees with high IQS benefited more from employment within the community than did supported employees with lower IQS. From society's perspective, African-American…
Descriptors: Adults, Blacks, Community Programs, Cost Effectiveness
BAYLEY, NANCY – 1966
IN THE LONGITUDINAL BERKELEY GROWTH STUDY, SUBJECTS WERE TESTED AT 16, 18, 21, AND 26 YEARS ON THE WECHSLER-BELLEVUE, AND AT 36 YEARS ON THE WECHSLER ADULT INTELLIGENCE SCALE, WHICH CONTAIN BOTH VERBAL AND NON-VERBAL SUBSCALES. THE MOST CONSISTENT INCREASES IN MEAN SCORES OVER THE PERIOD WERE IN INFORMATION, VOCABULARY, AND COMPREHENSION. DIGIT…
Descriptors: Achievement, Adult Learning, Adults, Age Differences
