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Social Differences Of Adolescents With High-Functioning Autism And Asperger's Syndrome, Miranda J. Clark
Social Differences Of Adolescents With High-Functioning Autism And Asperger's Syndrome, Miranda J. Clark
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This study evaluated the social skills of adolescents with high-functioning autism (HFA), Asperger's syndrome (AS), and neurotypical development (NT). Currently, it is unknown whether there are significant differences in the social skills of individuals in these three groups, especially in the adolescent population. This study employed a group comparative design with 5-10 subjects in each respective group. The Social Language Development Test-Adolescent (SLDT-A) yielded standard scores for quantitative analysis that were analyzed using appropriate inferential statistics.
This study found that adolescents with AS performed somewhat better on a standardized measure of social skills than those with HFA. As predicted, neither …