A Comprehensive Examination of Reading Heterogeneity in Students with High Functioning Autism: Distinct Reading Profiles and Their Relation to Autism Symptom Severity.
The goal of this study was to identify unique profiles of readers in a sample of 8-16 year olds with higher functioning autism spectrum disorders (HFASD) and examine the profiles in relation to ASD symptom severity. Eighty-one students were assessed utilizing a comprehensive reading battery that included basic word reading, language, and comprehension. Using Latent Profile Analysis, four empirically distinct profiles of readers emerged. Next, using the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, Second Edition (Lord et al., Autism diagnostic observation schedule, 2nd edn, Western Psychological Services, Torrance, CA, 2012), analyses were conducted to determine if significant differences existed between profiles as a result of ASD symptomatology. Findings demonstrate the heterogeneous nature of reading profiles in students with HFASD and significant differences between the reading profiles and ASD symptom severity.
School of Education, University of California, Davis, 1 Shields Ave, Davis, CA, 95616, USA. nsmcintyre@ucdavis.edu.
Nancy S
NS
McIntyre
School of Education, University of California, Davis, 1 Shields Ave, Davis, CA, 95616, USA.
Emily J
EJ
Solari
School of Education, University of California, Davis, 1 Shields Ave, Davis, CA, 95616, USA.
Ryan P
RP
Grimm
School of Education, University of California, Davis, 1 Shields Ave, Davis, CA, 95616, USA.
Lindsay
L
E Lerro
Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, USA.
Joseph
J
E Gonzales
School of Education, University of California, Davis, 1 Shields Ave, Davis, CA, 95616, USA.
Peter C
PC
Mundy
D000293:Adolescent; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D032882:Comprehension; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D007807:Language Tests / Q000592:standards; D008297:Male; D011932:Reading; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D014888:Wechsler Scales
Higher functioning autism; Language; Reading; Reading profiles