Ando H, Yoshimura I
J Autism Dev Disord. 1979 Mar;9(1):83-93. doi: 10.1007/BF01531295.
This study investigated the effect of age on communication and maladaptive behavior in autistic and mentally retarded children. Forty-seven autistic and 128 mentally retarded children in a special school served as subjects. The cross-sectional method was used to compare junior and senior groups, and ratings on communication skills and maladaptive behaviors were obtained from teachers. We found that the skills of comprehension and conversation in autistic children improved significantly with age, and speech improved somewhat. In spite of this improvement in communication skills, maladaptive behaviors in the autistic children other than hyperactivity did not change significantly with age. Withdrawal improved significantly with age in the mentally retarded children but not in the autistic children.
本研究调查了年龄对自闭症和智力迟钝儿童沟通及适应不良行为的影响。一所特殊学校的47名自闭症儿童和128名智力迟钝儿童作为研究对象。采用横断面研究方法比较低年级组和高年级组，并从教师那里获得沟通技能和适应不良行为的评分。我们发现，自闭症儿童的理解和对话技能随年龄增长有显著提高，言语能力也有所改善。尽管沟通技能有这种改善，但除多动外，自闭症儿童的适应不良行为并没有随年龄显著变化。智力迟钝儿童的退缩行为随年龄显著改善，而自闭症儿童则不然。
