Concurrent validity of social subtype and IQ after early intensive behavioral intervention in children with autism: A preliminary investigation
Concurrent validity of social subtype and IQ after early intensive behavioral intervention in children with autism: A preliminary investigation
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DOI：
10.1007/s10803-005-3292-3
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发表时间：
2005-06-01
影响因子：
3.9
通讯作者：
Smith, T
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作者：
Beglinger, L;Smith, T
Wing 提出了基于社会风格的自闭症的三种亚型：主动但奇怪、被动或冷漠。先前的研究表明，未经治疗的儿童和成人的智商与 Wing 亚型之间存在关联。由于行为治疗可能伴随着智商的变化，但通常只针对一小部分儿童，因此社交亚型可能与治疗反应有关。我们在治疗的各个阶段对比之前在早期强化行为干预 (EIBI) 中研究的自闭症儿童更小的儿童进行了社会亚型测量，即翼亚组问卷 (WSQ)。对 37 名 EIBI 儿童（年龄 39-71 个月，EIBI 0-44 个月）进行了评估，以确定该样本中是否发现了 Wing 提出的三种亚型，以及这些亚型是否与当前 IQ 以及一段 EIBI 后 IQ 的变化相关。结果证实，所有三种亚型均存在，并且在干预一段时间后与智商以及智商的变化相关。被归类为冷漠的参与者在 EIBI 后的智商分数和智商变化显着低于其他儿童。未来的研究应该通过检查治疗前的社会亚型是否可以预测 EIBI 结果来扩展这些发现。
Three subtypes of autism based on social style have been proposed by Wing: active-but-odd, passive, or aloof. Previous research has shown evidence of an association between IQ and Wing subtype in untreated children and adults. Because IQ changes can accompany behavioral treatment, but often only for a subset of children, social subtype may be related to treatment responsiveness. We administered a social subtyping measure, the Wing Subgroups Questionnaire ( WSQ), at various points in treatment to younger children than previously studied with autism in early, intensive behavioral intervention ( EIBI). Thirty-seven children in EIBI (aged 39-71 months, amount of EIBI 0-44 months) were assessed to determine whether Wing's three proposed subtypes were found in this sample and whether subtypes were associated with current IQ and change in IQ after a period of EIBI. Results confirmed that all three subtypes were present and correlated with IQ after a period of intervention, as well as with change in IQ. Participants classified as aloof had significantly lower IQ scores and changes in IQ after EIBI than other children. Future studies should extend these findings by examining whether social subtype at pretreatment predicts EIBI outcome.