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The cognitive profile in infantile autism—A study of 70 children and adolescents using the Griffiths Mental Development Scale
Author(s) -
Sandberg Annika Dahlgren,
Nydén Agneta,
Gillberg Christopher,
Hjelmquist Erland
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
british journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.536
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8295
pISSN - 0007-1269
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8295.1993.tb02488.x
Subject(s) - psychology , autism , cognition , developmental psychology , cognitive development , mental development , scale (ratio) , psychiatry , physics , quantum mechanics
Seventy children and adolescents with infantile autism were tested with the Griffiths Mental Development Scale II. A characteristic profile emerged with peaks in motor and visuo‐spatial domains and troughs in verbal and practical reasoning areas. These results support conclusions from previous research using other cognitive tests.