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01-01-2009 | Original Paper

Sex Differences in WISC-III Profiles of Children with High-functioning Pervasive Developmental Disorders

Auteurs: Tomonori Koyama, Yoko Kamio, Naoko Inada, Hiroshi Kurita

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 1/2009

Abstract

Using the Japanese version of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Third Edition (WISC-III), 26 girls with high-functioning (IQ ≥ 70) pervasive developmental disorders (HFPDD) (mean age, 8.2 years) were compared with 116 boys with HFPDD (mean age, 9.0 years). Compared with the boys, the girls scored significantly higher on the Processing Speed index, Coding, and Symbol Search, but scored significantly lower on Block Design. Although both groups showed weakness on Comprehension in the verbal domain, the girls’ subtest profile in the performance domain was relatively even and significantly different from the boys’, which was characterized by a peak on Block Design. Such differences should be replicated, and possible behavioral, neurological, and genetic links to these sex differences should be clarified.

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Titel: Sex Differences in WISC-III Profiles of Children with High-functioning Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Auteurs: Tomonori Koyama
Yoko Kamio
Naoko Inada
Hiroshi Kurita
Publicatiedatum: 01-01-2009
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 1/2009
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-008-0610-6

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