Njardvik U, Matson J L, Cherry K E
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge 70803-5501, USA.
J Autism Dev Disord. 1999 Aug;29(4):287-95. doi: 10.1023/a:1022107318500.
We examined the social skills of adults with autism, PDDNOS, and mental retardation. All participants were diagnosed with profound mental retardation. Participants in the autism and PDDNOS groups had been previously diagnosed using the Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS) and record review. These diagnoses were confirmed by readministering the CARS by one author and an independent rater. Social skills were assessed by using the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales and the Matson Evaluation of Social Skills in the Severely Retarded. Significant differences between the autism and mental retardation groups were found on both measures. The PDDNOS group demonstrated better positive nonverbal social skills than the autism group but not the mental retardation group. Special treatment needs of institutionalized adults with autism appear warranted along with a need to clarify further the differences between PDDNOS and mental retardation.
我们研究了患有自闭症、广泛性发育障碍未特定型（PDDNOS）和智力障碍的成年人的社交技能。所有参与者均被诊断为重度智力障碍。自闭症组和PDDNOS组的参与者此前已使用儿童自闭症评定量表（CARS）并通过记录审查进行了诊断。这些诊断由一位作者和一位独立评估者重新施测CARS予以确认。社交技能通过使用文兰适应行为量表和针对重度智力障碍者的马特森社交技能评估进行评定。在这两项测评中，均发现自闭症组和智力障碍组之间存在显著差异。PDDNOS组在积极非言语社交技能方面表现优于自闭症组，但不如智力障碍组。对于机构收容的自闭症成年人，似乎有必要提供特殊治疗，同时也需要进一步厘清PDDNOS与智力障碍之间的差异。
