title: The cognitive profile in infantile autism--a study of 70 children and adolescents using the Griffiths Mental Development Scale.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Göteborg, Sweden.
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Sandberg
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nydén
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gillberg
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hjelmquist
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005600:Fragile X Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D007361:Intelligence Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011379:Prognosis; D011594:Psychometrics