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Ability Profiles in Children with Autism: Influence of Age and IQ

Mayes, Susan Dickerson, Calhoun, Susan L.·2003·Autism

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To understand the effect of IQ and age on ability in children with autism, psychological data were analyzed for 164 3- to 15-year-olds with autism (IQs 14-143). As age increased, so did IQ, which probably reflects both an actual increase in IQ over time and the likelihood that brighter children are diagnosed later. Early in life, 67 percent had normal motor and delayed speech milestones. Verbal IQ continued to lag behind non-verbal IQ during the preschool years. By school age, the gap between verbal and non-verbal IQs had closed. Visual reasoning exceeded graphomotor scores for all children, and surpassed IQ for most. Graphomotor scores were significantly below IQ for both high-IQ groups. For school-age children with low IQs, math, spelling, and writing scores were consistent with IQ and reading was above IQ. School-age children with high IQs had average reading, math, and spelling scores and a weakness in writing.

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Authors
Mayes, S. D., & Calhoun, S. L.
Affiliations
Pennsylvania State University (US)
Venue
Autism
Published
2003-03
Volume
7
Issue
1
Pages
65-80
ISSN
  • 1362-3613 (ISSN-L)
  • 1461-7005
OpenAlex
W2059046774
Cited by
247
References
45
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.96
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Autism (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
Keywords
ability profiles, IQ, age effects, verbal IQ, non-verbal IQ, motor development, speech development, visual reasoning, graphomotor skills, academic performance, reading, writing, spelling, MATH
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Age Factors, Autistic Disorder, Child, Child, Preschool, Cognition Disorders, Female, Humans, Intelligence, Male, Motor Skills, Reading, Speech Disorders, Writing

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