Social Function and Communication in Optimal Outcome Children and Adolescents with an Autism History on Structured Test Measures
Orinstein AJ, Suh J, Porter K, De Yoe KA, Tyson KE, Troyb E, Barton ML, Eigsti IM, Stevens MC, Fein DA. Social Function and Communication in Optimal Outcome Children and Adolescents with an Autism History on Structured Test Measures. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2015, 45: 2443-2463. PMID: 25758821, PMCID: PMC4515156, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-015-2409-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh functioning autismOO participantsOptimal Outcome ChildrenPragmatic language deficitsAttentional problemsCommunication symptomsTD youthTD peersSocial abilitiesSocial difficultiesCommunicative impairmentsASD diagnosisLanguage deficitsOutcomes childrenTest measuresCommunication difficultiesGroup differencesSocial relationshipsYouthSocial functionParticipantsLess insightDifficultiesOptimal outcomesAutism