title: [Study of situational recognition of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders, Asperger's disorder and high functioning autism with the Metaphor and Sarcasm Scenario Test (MSST)].
abstract: The purpose of this study is to clear up the difference between Asperger's disorder (AS) and high functioning autism (HFA) with a newly developed test, the metaphor and sarcasm scenario test (MSST) can be used to distinguish pervasive developmental disorder (PDD) from attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders (AD/HD). So 66 AS children, 20 HFA children and 37 AD/HD children were selected, compared the profiles of score on the MSST. The results showed that the inability to understand sarcastic situation was specific to group with AS, both group with HFA and AD/HD were differ little to understand between metaphor and sarcasm. In this study suggest differences in situational recognition among the PDD subtypes, the clinical symptoms of PDD reflects characteristics of AS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Speech Pathology, Matsue Co-Medical College, Matsue, Shimane.
authors.forename: Taeko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Adachi
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hirabayashi
authors.forename: Madoka
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shiota
authors.forename: Shuhei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Eiji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wakamiya
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kitayama
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kono
authors.forename: Yukinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Maeoka
authors.forename: Tatsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Koeda
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D020817:Asperger Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology; D021641:Recognition, Psychology; D012938:Social Perception