The Neurocognitive Profile of Performance of Adolescents Patients with Autism Disorder Compared with Healthy on Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale as a Neuropsychological Instrument.

Research Abstract

The Neurocognitive Profile of Performance of Adolescents Patients with Autism Disorder Compared with Healthy on Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale as a Neuropsychological Instrument. Hammad A. Abd El-Aziz , Mohamed N. El sabwa , Akram F. Zeidan Abstract This study aimed to explore differences in neurocognitive profile between patients with Autism Disorder, and healthy controls using Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale. Put in other words, the study specify strengths and weakness in neurocognitive functions. To this end, two groups were composed: A group of patient with autism 34 patients, their range age was 16–21 years, a second group of healthy controls, 34 participants, that matches the autism patient groups in age16-21 years. Results showed that there is distinguished difference between autism patients in Neurocognitive profile Compare to Healthy, The Autism patients appeared very weak performance in all Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale.

Research Keywords

Neurocognitive profile, Autism, Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale as a Neuropsychological Instrument (WAIS-IV)