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Brief Report: Using Cognitive Screeners in Autistic Adults

Auteurs: Iuno Z. Groot, Anne G. Lever, P. Cédric Koolschijn, Hilde M. Geurts

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 9/2021

Abstract

By comparing 51 autistic adults and 49 age-matched controls (aged 30–73 years) we tested if (1) the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) is more sensitive in measuring cognitive impairments than the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) and (2) if we can replicate the MoCA-findings of Powell et al. (2017) with the Dutch MoCA(-NL). Results showed that: (1) The MoCA-NL is more sensitive, and (2) like Powell, no group differences were observed on the MoCA-NL. However, in contrast to Powell, we did not observe that older autistic adults show more impairment than controls on the MoCA-NL. Nonetheless, as the MoCA-NL is more sensitive to cognitive impairment, it is the recommended screener for older autistic adults.

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Titel: Brief Report: Using Cognitive Screeners in Autistic Adults
Auteurs: Iuno Z. Groot
Anne G. Lever
P. Cédric Koolschijn
Hilde M. Geurts
Publicatiedatum: 17-11-2020
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 9/2021
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04782-z

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