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  • Title: Changes in cognitive and language functioning of preschool children with autism.
    Author: Harris SL, Handleman JS, Gordon R, Kristoff B, Fuentes F.
    Journal: J Autism Dev Disord; 1991 Sep; 21(3):281-90. PubMed ID: 1938774.
    Abstract:
    Preschool children with autism and their normally developing peers were compared on the Stanford-Binet IV and Preschool Language Scale before and after 1 school year. Both measures showed that although the children with autism functioned at a lower level than their normally developing peers, the children with autism had narrowed this gap after treatment, making a nearly 19-point increase in IQ and an 8-point gain in language quotient. The IQ measure remained stable for the normally developing peers while their language showed a 7.73-point increase. The data support the notion that young children with autism can make very significant developmental gains.
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