The Assessment and Interpretation of Intellectual Abilities in People with Autism

Abstract

(From the chapter) discuss the nature and specificity of intellectual and cognitive abilities in people with autism / developmental ramifications on intellectual and cognitive development of early brain pathology are initially reviewed, followed by a detailed discussion of specific research findings employing the Wechsler intelligence scales / the Wechsler scales and the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children are reviewed with respect to assessing sequential and simultaneous processing abilities in children with autism / memory functions in persons with autism are reviewed / practical and clinical considerations for testing children with autism are then summarized / integrate the findings of cognitive and intellectual abilities in persons with autism into a neuropsychological developmental model (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2007 APA )