Cognitive Profiles of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder with Parent-Reported Extraordinary Talents and Personal Strengths

Autor/inn/en	Bal, Vanessa H.; Wilkinson, Ellen; Fok, Megan
Titel	Cognitive Profiles of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder with Parent-Reported Extraordinary Talents and Personal Strengths
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 26 (2022) 1, S.62-74 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Bal, Vanessa H.) ORCID (Wilkinson, Ellen) ORCID (Fok, Megan)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/13623613211020618
Schlagwörter	Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Individual Characteristics; Talent; Cognitive Ability; Children; Spatial Ability; Visual Perception; Freehand Drawing; Memory; Computation; Thinking Skills; Age Differences; Gender Differences; Reading Skills; Music + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Begabung; Hochbegabung; Denkfähigkeit; Child; Kind; Kinder; Räumliches Vorstellungsvermögen; Visuelle Wahrnehmung; Drawing; Zeichnen; Gedächtnis; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Reading skill; Lesefertigkeit; Musik
Abstract	It is essential to recognize the strengths and talents of autistic individuals. Previous studies of extraordinary talents (i.e. skills that stand out relative to the general population) have combined individuals with different skills (e.g. calendrical calculation, drawing) into one group. There has been limited investigation of talents in specific areas and even less consideration of personal strengths (i.e. skills that stand out relative to that person's other abilities, but not the general population). We extend this literature by examining the relationship between parent-reported talents and strengths and performance on standardized cognitive tests in 1470 children (4-18 years) from the Simons Simplex Collection with autism and IQ above 70. Almost half (46%) had at least one parent-reported talent and an additional 23% without extraordinary talents had at least one personal strength. Children with parent-reported talents and strengths had different cognitive profiles than children with no reported skill in visuospatial, drawing, computation, or music. Those highlighted for their memory abilities had somewhat more even verbal and nonverbal abilities, relative to children whose memory was not emphasized as a special skill. These results emphasize the importance of exploring strengths separately by domain and a need for more research in this area. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01