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Social and communication abilities and disabilities in higher functioning individuals with autism spectrum disorders: the Vineland and the ADOS.

Journal of autism and developmental disorders ·Vol. 37 ·No. 4 ·2007-04-00 ·Pages 748-59

Klin A, Saulnier CA, Sparrow SS, Cicchetti DV, Volkmar FR, Lord C

Abstract

The relationship between adaptive functioning (ability) and autism symptomatology (disability) remains unclear, especially for higher functioning individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This study investigates ability and disability using the Vineland and Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS), respectively, in two clinical samples of children with ASD. Participants included 187 males with VIQ > 70. Vineland scores were substantially below VIQ, highlighting the magnitude of adaptive impairments despite cognitive potential. A weak relationship was found between ability and disability. Negative relationships were found between age and Vineland scores and no relationships were found between age and ADOS scores. Positive relationships were found between IQ and Vineland Communication. Results stress the need for longitudinal studies on ability and disability in ASD and emphasize the importance of adaptive skills intervention.

MeSH Terms
Adolescent Aptitude Autistic Disorder/diagnosis,psychology Child Communication Humans Intelligence Language Development Disorders/diagnosis,psychology Male Neuropsychological Tests/statistics & numerical data Social Adjustment Social Behavior Socialization
Authors & Affiliations
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Klin Ami
Yale Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520-7900, USA. [email protected]
Saulnier Celine A
Sparrow Sara S
Cicchetti Domenic V
Volkmar Fred R
Lord Catherine
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Article Info
Journal
Journal of autism and developmental disorders
Abbr.
J Autism Dev Disord
ISSN
0162-3257
DOI
10.1007/s10803-006-0229-4
Email
[email protected]
Published
2007-04-00
Epub
2006-00-05
Pages
748-59
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
7904301
Subset
IM
Grants
NICHD NIH HHS · 5-P01-HD03008-37 · United States
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1007/s10803-006-0229-4 View journal details
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