Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 1991 Sep;21(3):281-90.
doi: 10.1007/BF02207325.

Changes in cognitive and language functioning of preschool children with autism

S L Harris  1 , J S Handleman, R Gordon, B Kristoff, F Fuentes
Affiliations

Changes in cognitive and language functioning of preschool children with autism

S L Harris et al. J Autism Dev Disord. 1991 Sep.

Abstract

Preschool children with autism and their normally developing peers were compared on the Stanford-Binet IV and Preschool Language Scale before and after 1 school year. Both measures showed that although the children with autism functioned at a lower level than their normally developing peers, the children with autism had narrowed this gap after treatment, making a nearly 19-point increase in IQ and an 8-point gain in language quotient. The IQ measure remained stable for the normally developing peers while their language showed a 7.73-point increase. The data support the notion that young children with autism can make very significant developmental gains.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. J Appl Behav Anal. 1985 Spring;18(1):3-16 - PubMed
    1. J Autism Dev Disord. 1990 Mar;20(1):23-31 - PubMed
    1. J Appl Behav Anal. 1986 Spring;19(1):59-71 - PubMed
    1. J Consult Clin Psychol. 1987 Feb;55(1):3-9 - PubMed
    1. J Autism Child Schizophr. 1973 Jul-Sep;3(3):199-246 - PubMed

LinkOut - more resources