Comparing Neuropsychological Profiles between Girls with Asperger's Disorder and Girls with Learning Disabilities

Autor/inn/en	McKnight, Megan E.; Culotta, Vincent P.
Titel	Comparing Neuropsychological Profiles between Girls with Asperger's Disorder and Girls with Learning Disabilities
Quelle	In: Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 27 (2012) 4, S.247-253 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1088-3576
DOI	10.1177/1088357612454917
Schlagwörter	Females; Learning Disabilities; Profiles; Asperger Syndrome; Comparative Analysis; Neurological Organization; Neurological Impairments; Gender Differences; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Children; Cognitive Ability; Behavior Problems; Severity (of Disability); Adolescents; Young Adults; Academic Achievement; Developmental Test of Visual Motor Integration; Child Behavior Checklist; Rey Osterrieth Complex Figure Test; Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children; Woodcock Johnson Tests of Achievement + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Learning handicap; Lernbehinderung; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Asperger-Syndrom; Neurodegenerative Erkrankung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Child; Kind; Kinder; Denkfähigkeit; Schweregrad; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Schulleistung
Abstract	Research examining neuropsychological profiles of girls with Asperger's disorder (AD) is sparse. In this study, we sought to characterize neurocognitive profiles of girls with AD compared to girls with learning disabilities (LD). Two groups of school-age girls referred for neuropsychological assessment participated in the study. A total of 23 girls with AD were compared to 50 girls with LD using intellectual, academic, neuropsychological, and behavioral assessments. Standard two-tailed t-tests revealed statistically significant discrepancies in a number of areas, and results were interpreted to conclude that the participants with AD had a more severe cognitive and behavioral presentation than same-age girls with LD. The severity of these discrepancies indicates the need for routine neuropsychological and behavioral screening to promote early diagnosis and intervention. Based on this study, we challenge the idea that girls present with a more benign expression of AD than boys. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10