caa a22 4500 463250923 CHVBK 20180405153339.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170326e20070501xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10803-006-0209-8 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10803-006-0209-8 Patterns of Nonverbal Cognitive Functioning in Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders [Elektronische Daten] [Emily Kuschner, Loisa Bennetto, Kelley Yost] Previous research demonstrates an uneven pattern of cognitive abilities in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). This study examined whether this uneven pattern exists within the nonverbal domain in young children. We hypothesized relative strengths in perceptual abilities and weaknesses in nonverbal conceptual abilities in preschoolers with ASDs compared to groups with non-autism developmental delays and typical development. Profiles were examined using the Leiter International Performance Scale-Revised. The ASD group displayed clear relative strengths in visuospatial disembedding and detail-focused processing, with relative weaknesses in abstraction and concept formation. This contrasted with patterns of roughly equivalent abilities in both comparison groups. These findings have implications for subsequent development and may represent key features of the cognitive profile of autism. Springer Science+Business Media, Inc., 2006 Autism nationallicence Nonverbal nationallicence Cognitive functioning nationallicence Preschool nationallicence Leiter-R nationallicence Kuschner Emily Department of Clinical & Social Sciences in Psychology, University of Rochester, Box 270266, 14627, Rochester, NY, USA aut Bennetto Loisa Department of Clinical & Social Sciences in Psychology, University of Rochester, Box 270266, 14627, Rochester, NY, USA aut Yost Kelley Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA aut Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; http://www.springer-ny.com 37/5(2007-05-01), 795-807 0162-3257 37:5<795 2007 37 10803 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-006-0209-8 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-006-0209-8 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kuschner Emily Department of Clinical & Social Sciences in Psychology, University of Rochester, Box 270266, 14627, Rochester, NY, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Bennetto Loisa Department of Clinical & Social Sciences in Psychology, University of Rochester, Box 270266, 14627, Rochester, NY, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Yost Kelley Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; http://www.springer-ny.com 37/5(2007-05-01), 795-807 0162-3257 37:5<795 2007 37 10803 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer