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http://dspace.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/123456789/6046| Title: | Asperger’s Disorder and Nonverbal Learning Disability: Similarity Between Cognitive Profile and Memory Functions Research Article |
| Keywords: | Asperger’s disorder Non-verbal learning disorder neuropsychology memory |
| Issue Date: | 30-May-2013 |
| Publisher: | Galenos Yayicilik |
| Description: | Objective: Nonverbal learning disability (NVLD) is a condition associated with prominent nonverbal deficits such as reduced perceptual and spatial abilities, while the verbal abilities remain relatively intact. Some researchers have reported that there is a considerable overlap between cognitive and behavioral features of Asperger’s Disorder (AD) and NVLD. The present study aimed to assess the hypothesis of the presence of NVLD in AD using a neuropsychological battery, which primarily focused on memory, in a group of children and adolescents from the Turkish population. Methods: 21 individuals, aged 7-16 years, - who referred to Istanbul Medical Faculty Child Psychiatry Department and were diagnosed with AD according to DSM-IV criteria, and 18 age-, gender-, IQ- and education level-matched volunteer controls were evaluated. The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised, California Verbal Learning Test-Children’s Version, Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure Test, and The Benton Judgment of Line Orientation and Facial Recognition tests were administered to the participants.Results: The AD group performed similarly to the controls on verbal memory and verbal comprehension, but was significantly poorer in short- and long-term visual memory, perceptual organization and visuospatial constructional abilities. Conclusion: This study confirmed that the neuropsychological profile of the individuals with AD is closely similar to that of NVLD. (Archives of Neuropsychiatry 2011; 48: 140-6) |
| URI: | http://koha.mediu.edu.my:8181/jspui/handle/123456789/6046 |
| Other Identifiers: | http://www.turknoropsikiyatri.org/default.aspx?pfn=dergiOkur&iid=51&modulePage=article&dt=tft&aid=321 http://www.doaj.org/doaj?func=openurl&genre=article&issn=13000667&date=2011&volume=48&issue=2&spage=140 |
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