Brief Report: The Level and Nature of Autistic Intelligence Revisited

Autor/inn/en	Bolte, Sven; Dziobek, Isabel; Poustka, Fritz
Titel	Brief Report: The Level and Nature of Autistic Intelligence Revisited
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 39 (2009) 4, S.678-682 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-008-0667-2
Schlagwörter	Control Groups; Intelligence; Autism; Intelligence Quotient; Intelligence Tests; Comparative Analysis; Evaluation Methods; Raven Progressive Matrices + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Intelligenz; Klugheit; Autismus; Intelligenzquotient; Intelligence test; Intelligenztest
Abstract	Owing to higher performance on the Raven's Progressive Matrices (RPM) than on the Wechsler Intelligence Scales (WIS), it has recently been argued that intelligence is underestimated in autism. This study examined RPM and WIS IQs in 48 individuals with autism, a mixed clinical (n = 28) and a neurotypical (n = 25) control group. Average RPM IQ was higher than WIS IQ only in the autism group, albeit to a much lesser degree than previously reported and only for individuals with WIS IQs less than 85. Consequently, and given the importance of reliable multidimensional IQ estimates in autism, the WIS are recommended as first choice IQ measure in high functioning individuals. Additional testing with the RPM might be required in the lower end of the spectrum. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10