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An elaborate version of the social subtyping system proposed by Wing and collaborators was examined in 58 children with a pervasive developmental disorder. Naive observers were able to reliably assign subjects into one of six subtypes on the basis of the behavior shown during a relatively unstructured playing session with a nonhandicapped peer. Subtypes were related to IQ, diagnosis (autism vs. PDD-NOS), severity of autism and several measures of social behavior, but were independent of sex and chronological age.
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Roeyers, H. Subclassification of Children with a Pervasive Developmental Disorder: Assignment to Social Subtypes. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities 9, 347–357 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024930028788
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