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Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neurological Status (RBANS) performance in non-clinical individuals with high levels of autistic traits

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This study examined performance on the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neurological Status (RBANS), a brief neuropsychological test battery of cognitive function, in participants with two levels of sub-clinical autistic symptoms as quantified by the Autism Spectrum Quotient (ASQ). Participants were non-clinical college participants classified as displaying either Low (0–15 ASQ score, n = 183) ASQ traits or High (16 or higher ASQ score, n = 91) ASQ traits. Participants were given the ASQ and the RBANS. High ASQ subjects scored lower on Picture Naming (p < .02), Semantic Fluency (p < .05), Story Recall (p < .04) and the Language Index (p < .01).

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  1. Department of Psychology, University of North Dakota, 2921 Columbia Hall (Former School of Medicine and Health Sciences), 501 N. Columbia Rd., Stop 8380, Grand Forks, ND, 58202-8380, USA

    F. Richard Ferraro, Rachel Hansen & Lindsey Deling

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Richard Ferraro, F., Hansen, R. & Deling, L. Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neurological Status (RBANS) performance in non-clinical individuals with high levels of autistic traits. Curr Psychol 39, 96–100 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-017-9738-x

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