Slower processing speed in adults with ASD is associated with greater impairment on ADOS Communication and Reciprocal Social Interaction scores¶
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q3 i2 Processing speed composite scores correlated negatively with ADOS Communication and Reciprocal Social Interaction scores (r = -.34), and this association remained significant after controlling for IQ, age, and sex (r = -.23). → Haigh Sarah M. 2018
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Haigh Sarah M. 2018¶
Haigh Sarah M., Walsh Jennifer A., Mazefsky Carla A., Minshew Nancy J., Eack Shaun M. (2018). Processing Speed is Impaired in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Relates to Social Communication Abilities. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-018-3515-z
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Bivariate correlational analysis among 74 adults with ASD linking the processing speed composite to ADOS Communication and Reciprocal Social Interaction scores; the article reports the effect size "r = − .34" (r(74) = − .34, p = .003). The partial correlation controlling for IQ, age, and sex was r(71) = -.23, p = .047.
"Processing speed composite scores were negatively correlated with ADOS—Communication and Reciprocal Social Interaction scores, r (74) = − .34, p = .003."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Processing Speed — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
- Autism Spectrum Disorder — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
Related Claims¶
- Adults with ASD without intellectual disability show a large deficit in composite processing speed versus IQ-matched controls on standardized measures — related
- The processing speed deficit in adults with ASD appears on each of the three standardized subtests: Trail Making A, Symbol Coding, and Category Fluency — related
- Processing speed in adults with ASD shows no significant association with SAS-II social adjustment, and only a near-significant positive association with GAF functioning — related
- Multisensory temporal precision in autism is linked to speech integration, language abilities, and clinical symptomatology — related
- Processing speed is the most impaired Wechsler cognitive domain among youth referred for neuropsychiatric evaluation — related
- The article attributes the discrepancy with inspection-time studies to methodology, arguing standardized measures are sensitive enough to detect processing speed deficits in ASD — related
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Slower processing speed in adults with ASD is associated with greater impairment on ADOS Communication and Reciprocal Social Interaction scores |
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Slower processing speed in adults with ASD is associated with greater impairment on ADOS Communication and Reciprocal Social Interaction scores |
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2018 |
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