The Use of WAIS-III in Adults with HFA and Asperger Syndrome

Autor/inn/en	Spek, Antoinette A.; Scholte, Evert M.; van Berckelaer-Onnes, Ina A.
Titel	The Use of WAIS-III in Adults with HFA and Asperger Syndrome
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 38 (2008) 4, S.782-787 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-007-0446-5
Schlagwörter	Intelligence; Autism; Asperger Syndrome; Adults; Multiple Intelligences; Cognitive Processes; Comparative Analysis; Test Validity; Thinking Skills; Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Intelligenz; Klugheit; Autismus; Asperger-Syndrom; Intelligenz (Psy); Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Testvalidität; Denkfähigkeit
Abstract	The WAIS III was administered to 16 adults with high functioning autism (HFA) and 27 adults with Asperger syndrome. Differences between Verbal Intelligence (VIQ) and Performance Intelligence (PIQ) were not found. Processing Speed problems in people with HFA appeared. At the subtest level, the Asperger syndrome group performed weak on Digit Span. Comprehension and Block Design were relative strengths. In the HFA group, performance on Digit-Symbol Coding and Symbol Search was relatively poor. Strengths were found on Information and Matrix Reasoning. The results suggest that the VIQ-PIQ difference cannot distinguish between HFA and Asperger syndrome. WAIS III Factor Scale and Subtest patterning provides a more valid indicator. (Author).
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