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Matching Strategies in Cognitive Research with Individuals with High-Functioning Autism: Current Practices, Instrument Biases, and Recommendations

Mottron, Laurent·2004·Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
DOI 10.1023/b:jadd.0000018070.88380.83
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A meta-analysis was performed on the 133 cognitive and behavioral papers in autism using comparison groups in the 1999-2002 period. High-functioning (average IQ: 84.7), adolescents (average, 14.4 years) are largely dominant. IQ is the most frequent matching variable in use (51.2%). The instruments that are most frequently used to determine IQ or general level are Wechsler scales (46.9%), British Picture Vocabulary Scale (BPVS; 22.3%), and Raven Progressive Matrices (RPM; 16.9%). In order to determine if these instruments were equivalent when applied to individuals with pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs), Wechsler IQ, EVIP (a French Canadian translation of the BPVS), and RPM were given to a group of 14 individuals with autism and 12 with Asperger syndrome. Comparison of Wechsler and RPM IQs values, expressed as percentiles, to percentile values of EVIP score revealed that EVIP (and to a lesser extent RPM) considerably overestimates the level of all PDD participants as compared to Wechsler Verbal IQ (VIQ), Performance IQ (PIQ), or Full-Scale IQ (FSIQ), whereas these instruments are reported to be strongly correlated in typically developing individuals. This study reveals that identification of objects from a verbal label--the BPVS-PPVT-EVIP task--is a peak of ability in high functioning individuals with PDDs. This peak of ability, even superior to that of block design, has a detrimental effect on matching based on this instrument. A recommendation to replace BPVS/PPVT/EVI…

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  • Persons with ASD have unique cognitive profiles and matching with typical controls is difficult.

    “We acknowledge that persons with ASD have unique cognitive profiles and matching with typical controls is difficult; thus, the use of scales such as the Wechsler Scales is preferred as it taps the diversity in abilities (cf. Mottron 2004).”

    From Measuring Theory of Mind in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (2017) · cites this paper as Mottron 2004

  • The use of scales such as the Wechsler Scales is preferred for matching because it taps the diversity in abilities.

    “We acknowledge that persons with ASD have unique cognitive profiles and matching with typical controls is difficult; thus, the use of scales such as the Wechsler Scales is preferred as it taps the diversity in abilities (cf. Mottron 2004).”

    From Measuring Theory of Mind in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (2017) · cites this paper as Mottron 2004

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Authors
Mottron, L.
Affiliations
Université de Montréal (CA)
Corresponding author
Mottron, Laurent
ORCID
Mottron, Laurent
Venue
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2004-02
Volume
34
Issue
1
Pages
19-27
ISSN
  • 0162-3257 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-3432
DOI
10.1023/b:jadd.0000018070.88380.83
OpenAlex
W2072896052
Cited by
204
References
15
Citations by year
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FWCI
4.56
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
Locations
  • Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Psychological Testing and Assessment
Keywords
high-functioning autism, Asperger syndrome, pervasive developmental disorders, comparison groups, instrument bias, Raven's Progressive Matrices, Wechsler scales, cognitive impairment, type I and type II errors
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Autistic Disorder, Child, Child, Preschool, Cognition, Humans, Intelligence Tests, Research Design, Wechsler Scales, Reproducibility of Results, Case-Control Studies, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Asperger Syndrome, Control Groups

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