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March 29, 2026Pediatric DiscoveryOpen Access

A Study on the Peak‐to‐Valley Characteristics of Intellectual Structure in Low‐Functioning Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

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DZDanyang ZhangChildren's Hospital of Chongqing Medical UniversityQWQiuhong WeiChildren's Hospital of Chongqing Medical UniversityBHBo HuChildren's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University

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Implication

Compares cognitive profiles in low-functioning and high-functioning children with autism spectrum disorder, suggesting insights for interventions.

Key Points

  • This research aims to understand the cognitive profiles of low-functioning and high-functioning children with autism spectrum disorder.
  • Examined cognitive profiles using the Chinese Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (C-WISC)
  • Compared 104 low-functioning ASD children to 122 high-functioning ASD children and control groups
  • Analyzed discrepancies between verbal and performance IQ
  • Both ASD groups displayed greater discrepancies in IQ compared to control groups
  • Cognitive peaks identified in Block Design and Object Assembly subtests
  • Arithmetic subtest showed the lowest performance
  • Low-functioning ASD had slightly reduced peak-valley discrepancies compared to high-functioning ASD
  • Profiles correlated positively with adaptive functioning and negatively with ASD symptom severity

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Zhang et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69c8c324de0f0f753b39dc46https://doi.org/10.1002/pdi3.70041
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