Study on the characteristics of cognitive function of children with Asperger′s syndrome
Abstract：Objective To analyse the cognitive assessment damage situation of children with Asperser′s syn-drome( AS) , our goal is to contribute to the diagnosis and treatment of AS .Methods Nineteen children met the di-agnostic criteria of AS were collected as AS group .And 19 healthy children were selected as normal control group . The Das-Naglieri cognitive assessment system ( DN-CAS ) was adopted to evaluate the two groups of children , the characteristics of cognitive function were statistically analyzed and compared between the two groups .Results AS children′s scores in Sohn Grayson AS rating scale were at 119~191(including 12 mild cases, 4 moderate cases and 3 severe cases).AS children′s DN-CAS scores, planning ability, attention and simultaneous processing capacity were significantly lower than those of normal children ( P<0.05 ) .Concluis on AS children′s planning ability , atten-tion and simultaneous processing capacity were abnormal , and their general cognitive levels were lower than normal children.
Keywords：Asperser ′s syndrome(AS)Cognitive functionChildren
Publication Date：2015-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 197-200 )