Autism Spectrum Symptomatology in Children with Williams Syndrome Who Have Phrase Speech or Fluent Language. J Autism Dev Disord 2018 Sep;48(9):3037-3050
Date
04/20/2018Pubmed ID
29671106Pubmed Central ID
PMC6082683DOI
10.1007/s10803-018-3555-4Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85045629734 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 26 CitationsAbstract
To characterize autism spectrum-related symptomatology in children with Williams syndrome (WS) with phrase speech or fluent language, the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule Module 2 or 3 was administered. The cutoff for autism spectrum was met by 35% (14/40) who completed Module 2 and 30% (18/60) who completed Module 3. Similarities and differences in socio-communicative strengths and weaknesses as a function of language ability were identified. Symptom severity was negatively associated with IQ for participants with phrase speech but not for those with fluent language. The findings suggest an elevated risk of ASD for individuals with WS relative to the general population and contribute to a more nuanced sense of the socio-communicative functioning of children with WS.
Author List
Klein-Tasman BP, van der Fluit F, Mervis CBAuthor
Bonita Klein-Tasman BA,MA,PhD Professor in the Psychology department at University of Wisconsin - MilwaukeeMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdolescentAutism Spectrum Disorder
Child
Child, Preschool
Communication
Female
Humans
Language
Male
Speech
Williams Syndrome
