Do individuals with high functioning autism have the IQ profile associated with nonverbal learning disability?

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 353-361

  Williams, Diane L ^a   Goldstein, Gerald ^b   Kojkowski, Nicole ^c   Minshew, Nancy J ^c  

^a DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asperger syndrome; Autism; Nonverbal learning disability; Wechsler intelligence scales

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTISM DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW; AUTISM DIAGNOSTIC OBSERVATION SCHEDULE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

EID: 42649120680     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2007.08.005     Document Type: Article

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