Infant-toddler information processing assessment for children with pervasive developmental disorder and autism .1.

Journal/Book: Infant Young Children. 1997; 10: 7201 Mckinney Circle, Frederick, MD 21701. Aspen Publ Inc. 1-14.

Abstract: Conventional tests of infant-toddler development confound the measures used to infer mental ability with the child's disability. A new approach involving assessment of central information processing ability is described as a complement to conventional tests that permits the identification of intact mental ability in the face of pervasive developmental delays and autism. Intact processing ability along with a profile of expressive development not only allows for a differential diagnosis but permits more accurate assessment of mental ability and more appropriate intervention strategies.

Note: Article Zelazo PR, Mcgill Univ, Montreal, PQ, CANADA

Keyword(s): assessment; autism; infant-toddler; information processing; mental; pervasive developmental disorder; VOCALIZATION; AGE

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