title: Social skills and problem behaviours in school aged children with high-functioning autism and Asperger's Disorder.
abstract: The social skills and problem behaviours of children with high-functioning autism and Asperger's Disorder were compared using parent and teacher reports on the Social Skills Rating System. The participants were 20 children with high-functioning autism, 19 children with Asperger's Disorder, and 17 typically developing children, matched on chronological and overall mental age. The children with autism and Asperger's Disorder were not differentiated on any social skill or problem behaviour based either on teacher or parent report. However, both clinical groups demonstrated significant social skill deficits and problem behaviours relative to the typically developing children, and the original standardization sample. The findings were compatible with the view that autism and Asperger's Disorder belong on a single spectrum of disorder.
authors.affiliation: School of Psychological Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria 3086, Australia.
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Macintosh
authors.forename: Cheryl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dissanayake
mesh_terms: D020817:Asperger Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012919:Social Behavior
chemical_list: D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors