Comparison of the cognitive profiles and social adjustment between mathematically and scientifically talented students and students with Asperger's syndrome

Kuo, Ching Chih; Liang, Keng Chen; Tseng, Christine Chifen; Gau, Susan Shur‐Fen

doi:10.1016/j.rasd.2014.04.004

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“…Studying autistic traits can give further insight into how they relate to mental processes (Kuo et al 2014 ), individual differences (Rivet and Matson 2011 ), and psychiatric disorders such as anxiety and depression (Rosbrook and Whittinham 2010 ). Screening for autistic traits in the general population may be helpful in epidemiological research because it may provide necessary sample size to investigate relationships between autism phenotype severity and theoretically important factors.…”

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Is the Autism-Spectrum Quotient a Valid Measure of Traits Associated with the Autism Spectrum? A Rasch Validation in Adults with and Without Autism Spectrum Disorders

Lundqvist

Lindner

2017

J Autism Dev Disord

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The Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ) is among the most widely used scales assessing autistic traits in the general population. However, some aspects of the AQ are questionable. To test its scale properties, the AQ was translated into Swedish, and data were collected from 349 adults, 130 with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and 219 without ASD, and analysed with Rasch. Several scale properties of the AQ were satisfactory but it did not meet the criterion of a unidimensional measure of autistic traits. The Rasch analysis showed that the 50-item AQ could be reduced to a 12-item subset with little loss of explanatory power, with the potential to efficiently measure the degree to which adults with and without ASD show autistic traits.

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Is the Autism-Spectrum Quotient a Valid Measure of Traits Associated with the Autism Spectrum? A Rasch Validation in Adults with and Without Autism Spectrum Disorders

Lundqvist

Lindner

2017

J Autism Dev Disord

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“…The questionnaire can be completed in 20 min and has been utilized in ASD-related research as a behavioral severity index. The Chinese SRS demonstrates good psychometric properties, and has been widely used to assess autistic traits in epidemiological [Chen, Shen, & Gau, 2017;Hsiao et al, 2013] and clinical [Chen et al, 2016;Chien, Lin, Lai, Gau, & Tseng, 2015;Kuo, Liang, Tseng, & Gau, 2014] research in Taiwan.…”

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Altered frontal aslant tracts as a heritable neural basis of social communication deficits in autism spectrum disorder: A sibling study using tract‐based automatic analysis

Chen

Hsu

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Investigating social behaviors and brain structural alterations in unaffected siblings of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may help identify intermediate phenotypes of social communication deficits in ASD. This study hypothesized that such intermediate phenotypes could be identified in white matter tracts of the social communication model that exhibited reduced tract integrity and associations with social communication deficits. Boys with ASD (N = 30), unaffected male siblings (N = 27), and typically developing (TD) boys (N = 30) underwent clinical evaluation and MRI scanning. Group differences in generalized fractional anisotropy (GFA) values, a white matter integrity index derived from diffusion MRI data, and the relationships of GFA with the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS) scores and the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL/4–18) scores were investigated. Significant differences were found in the GFA values of the frontal aslant tract (FAT) among the three groups, with the decreasing order of GFA from TD to siblings to ASD. The GFA values of the FAT were associated with the social communication scores (on the SRS) in the sibling group, and those of the superior longitudinal fasciculus III were associated with the social problems scores (on the CBCL/4–18) in the boys with ASD. Due to the altered tract integrity and association with social communication deficits in the unaffected siblings of individuals with ASD, the FAT might be a heritable neural basis for social communication deficits of ASD. Autism Res 2019, 12: 225–238 © 2018 International Society for Autism Research, Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Lay Summary Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a group of highly heritable disorders with social communication deficits as one of the core symptoms. This study aimed to identify a neural trait of social communication deficits in individuals with ASD. We investigated brain structural alterations and their associations with social communication scores in unaffected siblings of individuals with ASD. The siblings' frontal aslant tract was found to be impaired, and this tract showed a significant association with the social communication scores. Our findings support that the frontal aslant tract might be a potential neural trait of social communication deficits in ASD.

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“…It is reported that Asperger patients have poor performance in digit symbol coding and symbol search ( Kanai et al, 2012 ). Studies have also supported weakness of AS patients in performance IQ, particularly in digit symbol coding and symbol search ( Kuo, Liang, Tseng, & Gau, 2014 ). Although there is evidence showing deficits of AS patients in coding but they could gain higher score in arithmetic and digit span ( Koyama & Kurita, 2008 ).…”

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Behavioral, Cognitive and Neural Markers of Asperger Syndrome

Faridi

Khosrowabadi

2017

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Asperger syndrome (AS) is a subtype of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) characterized by major problems in social and nonverbal communication, together with limited and repetitive forms of behavior and interests. The linguistic and cognitive development in AS is preserved which help us to differentiate it from other subtypes of ASD. However, significant effects of AS on cognitive abilities and brain functions still need to be researched. Although a clear cut pathology for Asperger has not been identified yet, recent studies have largely focused on brain imaging techniques to investigate AS. In this regard, we carried out a systematic review on behavioral, cognitive, and neural markers (specifically using MRI and fMRI) studies on AS. In this paper, behavior, motor skills and language capabilities of individuals with Asperger are compared to those in healthy controls. In addition, common findings across MRI and fMRI based studies associated with behavior and cognitive disabilities are highlighted.

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Comparison of the cognitive profiles and social adjustment between mathematically and scientifically talented students and students with Asperger's syndrome

Cited by 11 publications

References 48 publications

Is the Autism-Spectrum Quotient a Valid Measure of Traits Associated with the Autism Spectrum? A Rasch Validation in Adults with and Without Autism Spectrum Disorders

Is the Autism-Spectrum Quotient a Valid Measure of Traits Associated with the Autism Spectrum? A Rasch Validation in Adults with and Without Autism Spectrum Disorders

Altered frontal aslant tracts as a heritable neural basis of social communication deficits in autism spectrum disorder: A sibling study using tract‐based automatic analysis

Behavioral, Cognitive and Neural Markers of Asperger Syndrome

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