Can the Children's Communication Checklist Differentiate Autism Spectrum Subtypes?

Autor/inn/en	Verte, Sylvie; Geurts, Hilde M.; Roeyers, Herbert; Rosseel, Yves; Oosterlaan, Jaap; Sergeant, Joseph A.
Titel	Can the Children's Communication Checklist Differentiate Autism Spectrum Subtypes?
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research & Practice, 10 (2006) 3, S.266-287 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361306063299
Schlagwörter	Cluster Grouping; Autism; Asperger Syndrome; Developmental Disabilities; Communication Disorders; Check Lists; Multivariate Analysis; Statistical Analysis; Hypothesis Testing; Individual Differences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Eingruppierung; Autismus; Asperger-Syndrom; Entwicklungsstörung; Kommunikationsstörung; Checkliste; Multivariate Analyse; Statistische Analyse; Hypothesenprüfung; Hypothesentest; Individueller Unterschied
Abstract	The study explored whether children with high functioning autism (HFA), Asperger syndrome (AS), and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS) can be differentiated on the Children's Communication Checklist (CCC). The study also investigated whether empirically derived autistic subgroups can be identified with a cluster analytic method based on the Autism Diagnostic Interview--Revised. Fifty-seven children with HFA, 47 with AS, 31 with PDD-NOS, and a normal control group of 47 children between 6 and 13 years participated. Children with HFA, AS, and PDD-NOS showed pragmatic communication deficits in comparison to the controls. Little difference was found between the three subtypes with respect to their CCC profile. A three-cluster solution explained the data best. The HFA cluster showed most autism characteristics, followed by the combined HFA + AS cluster, and then the PDD-NOS cluster. The findings support the autism spectrum concept based on severity of symptom impairment rather than distinct categories. (Contains 4 tables.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10