Abstract
Objective To explore the profile of intelligence in children with high functioning autism (HFA). Methods From July 2006 to July 2008, 31 children with high functioning autism (HFA group) in the child developmental-behavioral center, Third Affiliated Hospital of SunYat-sen University and 45 normal children (control group) who were randomly selected in a school in Guangzhou were both examined by the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Chinese Edition(C-WISC). Informed consent was obtained from all participates. Results 38.71% children in HFA group scored lower than typical developmental children on full intelligence quotient (FIQ) which was higher than that of control group(11.11%)(P=0.005). The high functioning autism children scored lower than the normal children on full intelligence quotient, verbal intelligence quotient (VIQ), performance intelligence quotient (PIQ) and all 11 subsets (P 0.05) by the Kaufman three-factor model of factor analysis. Conclusion High functioning autism children scored lower than typical developmental children on Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Chinese Edition and their intelligence structure were significantly unbalanced. Key words: autism; intelligence; child
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