The K-ABC was administered to 21 autistic children, and scores were examined both in relation to differences in sequential and simultaneous processing scores and in comparison to the subjects' current IQ scores on the WISC-R. Results are discussed in terms of problems in interpretation of cognitive test scores.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
American Psychiatric Association. (1980). DSM III: Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders. Washington, D.C.
2.
Bartak, L., & Rutter, M. (1976). Differences between mentally retarded and normally intelligent autistic children. Journal of Autism and Childhood Schizophrenia, 6, 109-120.
3.
Bartak, L., Rutter, M., & Cox, A. (1975). A comparative study of infantile autism and specific developmental receptive language disorders: I. The children. British Journal of Psychiatry, 126, 127-145.
4.
Chatman, S. P., Reynolds, C. R., & Wilson, J. L. (1984). Multiple indexes of test scatter on the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 17, 523-531.
5.
Das, J. P., Leong, C. K., & Williams, N. H. (1978). The relationship between learning disability and simultaneous-successive processing. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 11, 618-625.
6.
DeMeyer, M. K., Hingtgen J. N., & Jackson, R. K. (1981). Infantile autism reviewed: A decade of research. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 7, 339-451.
7.
Dixon, W., & Massey, M. (1969). Introduction to statistical analysis. New York: McGraw-Hill.
8.
Forness, S. R.. & Herman, M. C. (1984). Sequential and simultaneous processing in chidlren with behavioral or psychiatric disorders: Validity of the K-ABC. Monographs in Behavioral Disorders, 7, 60-66.
9.
Freeman, B. J., Ritvo, E. R., & Schroth, P. C. (1984). Behavior assessment of the syndrome of autism: Behavior observation system. Journal of the American Academy of Child Psychiatry, 5, 588-594.
10.
Hermelin, B., & O'Conner, N. (1970). Psychological experiments with autistic children. Oxford: Pergamon Press.
11.
Kaufman, A. S., & Kaufman, N. L. (1983a). Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children. Administrative and Scoring Manual. Circle Pines, Minn.: American Guidance Service.
12.
Kaufman, A. S., & Kaufman, N. L. (1983b). Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children. Interpretive Manual. Circle Pines, Minn.: American Guidance Service.
13.
Kinsborne, M. (1982). Hemispheric specialization and the growth of human understanding. American Psychologist, 37, 411-420.
14.
Locker, L., & Rutter, M. (1970). A five- to fifteen-year follow-up study of infantile psychosis: IV Patterns of cognitive ability. British Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 9, 152-163.
15.
Luria, A. R. (1973). The working brain. An introduction to neuropsychology. London: Penguin Books.
16.
O'Conner, N., & Hermelin, B. (1978). Seeing and hearing in space and time. London: Academic Press.
17.
Ritvo, E. R., & Freeman, B. J. (1977). National Society for Autistic Children definition of the syndrome of autism. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 4, 146-148.
18.
SAS Institute, Inc. (1982). SAS user's guide. Statistics. Cary, N. C.
19.
Tanguay, P. (1984). Toward a new classification of serious psychopathology in children. Journal of American Academy of Child Psychiatry, 23, 373-384.
20.
Wechsler, D. (1974). Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised. New York: Psychological Corporation.
21.
Wing, L. (1976). Diagnosis, clinical description and prognosis. In L. Wing (Ed.), Childhood Autism, pp. 15-48. Oxford: Pergamon Press.
