Welton W, Clayson D, Axelrod F B, Levine D B
Pediatrics. 1979 May;63(5):708-12.
The study examined adaptive trends in cognitive development among individuals with familial dysautonomia and sought to establish new base rates of intelligence for the dysautonomic population. Fifty-two subjects, aged 6 to 28 years, were administered the Wechsler scales of intelligence. The results indicate that there is less cognitive impairment than previous research would suggest, and that more dysautonomic children are capable of adjusting to standard school programs than was heretofore thought possible. Specific deficits seen in this population are discussed along with a rationale for deleting the term retarded where most of these individuals are concerned.
该研究调查了家族性自主神经功能异常患者认知发展的适应性趋势，并试图确定自主神经功能异常人群新的智力基础比率。52名年龄在6至28岁之间的受试者接受了韦氏智力量表测试。结果表明，认知障碍比之前研究所显示的要少，而且能够适应标准学校课程的自主神经功能异常儿童比此前认为的更多。文中讨论了该人群中出现的具体缺陷，以及针对大多数这类个体不再使用“智力迟钝”一词的理由。
