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Spatial, Verbal Skills in Autism Even Out with Age
Published February 14, 2014
in Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative
A rigorous new study confirms that boys with autism tend to score higher on tests of spatial and analytical abilities than on those for verbal skills. But the gap decreases by the time they reach 10 years of age. This suggests that the trait cannot be used to define children with autism or their families, the researchers say. Instead, it may be a pattern of development common in children with autism or other developmental disorders. The report was published in the January issue of the American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
http://sfari.org/news-and-opinion/blog/2014/spatial-verbal-skills-in-autism-even-out-with-age
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