Abstract
The validity and neuropsychological characterization of Asperger syndrome (AS) was investigated by comparison with Higher-Functioning Autism (HFA) (ie autism associated with overall normal intelligence) in 73 potential subjects recruited from a consecutive case series seen at the Developmental Disabilities Clinic, Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.
Highlights
ASPERGER SYNDROME AND AUTISM COMPARED The validity and neuropsychological characterization of Asperger syndrome (AS) was investigated by comparison with Higher-Functioning Autism (HFA) in 73 potential subjects recruited from a consecutive case series seen at the Developmental Disabilities Clinic, Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
A full scale IQ.>70 and a diagnosis of AS or autism according to ICD-10 research criteria were required for inclusion
The neuropsychological profile obtained for children with Asperger syndrome (AS) coincided with that of the nonverbal learning disabilities syndrome (NLD) and differed from patients with higherfunctioning autism
Summary
ASPERGER SYNDROME AND AUTISM COMPARED The validity and neuropsychological characterization of Asperger syndrome (AS) was investigated by comparison with Higher-Functioning Autism (HFA) (ie autism associated with overall normal intelligence) in 73 potential subjects recruited from a consecutive case series seen at the Developmental Disabilities Clinic, Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. A full scale IQ.>70 and a diagnosis of AS or autism according to ICD-10 research criteria were required for inclusion. The AS group had a higher Verbal IQ. A high degree of concordance between AS and the condition of Nonverbal Learning Disabilities (NLD) was observed when overlap between psychiatric diagnosis (ie AS/HFA) and neuropsychological characterization (ie NLD assets and deficits) was examined.
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