tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892134081049774386.post167903757904114463..comments2023-12-02T09:37:08.472-05:00Comments on Autism Jabberwocky: Study : Not All Historically Missed Cases of Autism are High-FunctioningM.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12033918835169823548noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892134081049774386.post-1799517194527800822012-06-16T09:27:07.870-04:002012-06-16T09:27:07.870-04:00I'm not sure but I would guess it would depend...I'm not sure but I would guess it would depend upon the reason the person's IQ is that low and the actual diagnostic involved.<br /><br />Most of the (many, many) autism specific tests I have seen or participated in are filled out or answered by the parents/caregiver. For example, the ADI-R, one of the gold standards, is entirely based upon parental interview. <br /><br />So if the parent/caregiver is responding to questions based on the person's actions over time, I don't know that IQ would be as much of a factor.<br /><br />But if it was a test for autism that involved the person themselves, such as the ADOS, then their functional level of IQ might make a difference.M.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12033918835169823548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892134081049774386.post-84999279779186401132012-06-16T07:18:17.286-04:002012-06-16T07:18:17.286-04:00I imagine the lower the IQ the more difficult it b...I imagine the lower the IQ the more difficult it becomes to apply diagnostic tools effectively?sharon Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492764403059640967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892134081049774386.post-55167900523044138542012-06-15T19:49:58.356-04:002012-06-15T19:49:58.356-04:00Hi Paul,
I have to wonder if Utah has been that g...Hi Paul,<br /><br />I have to wonder if Utah has been that good at keeping track. The CDC's prevalence estimates for Utah jumped substantially between 2002 an 2008 - the majority of that increase coming in higher functioning children (4.1 per 1,000 to 12.3 per 1,000). <br /><br />If Utah is under counting the lower functioning group and it really has been growing in proportion to the higher functioning group like the rest of the US has, then that would mean that Utah has a rate that is around 30 to 40 per 1,000...<br /><br />Anyway, thanks for the reference to the paper, I will have to take a look.M.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12033918835169823548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892134081049774386.post-57624402244721538562012-06-15T19:35:41.827-04:002012-06-15T19:35:41.827-04:00Interesting post on what may turn out to be quite ...Interesting post on what may turn out to be quite an important analysis (re-analysis) bearing in mind that Utah has been pretty good at collecting/estimating data on numbers of cases of autism down the years. <br /><br />Hopefully not too far off topic but there was an interesting paper delivered at IMFAR 2011 on the issue of ASD across the DSMs (well at least across DSM-III, DSM-IIIR & DSM-IVTR) which might be relevant to this and other discussions:<br /><br />http://imfar.confex.com/imfar/2011/webprogram/Paper8278.html<br /><br />They estimated that about 18% of the change among the more general PDD category was due to diagnostic changes.Paul Whiteleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14288851488012254897noreply@blogger.com