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Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 5/2008

01-05-2008 | Brief Report

Brief Report: Human Figure Drawings by Children with Asperger’s Syndrome

Auteurs: Hui Keow Lim, Virginia Slaughter

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 5/2008

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Abstract

Twenty-nine children with Asperger’s syndrome and 28 typically developing children, matched on gender, chronological age and nonverbal IQ, were asked to produce a free drawing, then requested to draw a person, a house and a tree. The drawings were scored using standardized procedures for assessing accuracy, detail and complexity. There were no differences between the diagnostic groups on the tree or house drawing scores. The human figure drawing scores of children with Asperger’s syndrome were significantly lower than those of the typically developing children, and there was a positive correlation between human figure drawing scores and communication sub-scores on the Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scales, for the Asperger’s group. These results suggest that the selective deficit in generating human figure representations may derive from a relative lack of interest in the social world, and/or limited practice in drawing people.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Brief Report: Human Figure Drawings by Children with Asperger’s Syndrome
Auteurs
Hui Keow Lim
Virginia Slaughter
Publicatiedatum
01-05-2008
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 5/2008
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-007-0468-z

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