Autistic features in young children with significant cognitive impairment: Autism or mental retardation?

Author(s): Jedrysek, E.

Journal/Book: J Autism Dev Disord. 1999; 29: 233 Spring St, New York, NY 10013, USA. Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publ. 235-248.

Abstract: This review addresses the issues and challenges related to the differential diagnosis of autism in preschool children with significant cognitive impairment. Issues affecting differential diagnosis include the use of traditional diagnostic guidelines for preschoolers with developmental delays developmental changes in behavioral characteristics, the involvement of cognitive factors in symptom expression, and the overlap between autism and mental retardation in individuals with significant cognitive impairment. The usefulness of autistic features for differential diagnosis is explored in terms of the core deficits of autism.

Note: Article Vig S, Yeshiva Univ Albert Einstein Coll Med, Rose F Kennedy Ctr, Childrens Evaluat & Rehabil Ctr, 1410 Pelham Pkwy S, Bronx,NY 10461 USA

Keyword(s): autism; differential diagnosis; preschool children; developmental delays; cognitive impairment; 1992 AAMR DEFINITION; PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS; BEHAVIOR OBSERVATION SCALE; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR; PRESCHOOL-CHILDREN; EARLY RECOGNITION; INFANTILE-AUTISM; LANGUAGE; ADULTS; PREVALENCE

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