Autism Spectrum Disorder and IQ – A Complex Interplay

• Published in: Frontiers in psychiatry Vol. 13; p. 856084
• Main Authors: Wolff, Nicole, Stroth, Sanna, Kamp-Becker, Inge, Roepke, Stefan, Roessner, Veit
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 18.04.2022
• Subjects: ADOS; autism spectrum disorder (ASD); diagnostics; heterogeneity; Psychiatry; IQ; ADOS; diagnostics; autism spectrum disorder (ASD); heterogeneity

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized as a very heterogeneous child-onset disorder, whose heterogeneity is partly determined by differences in intelligence quotient (IQ). Older epidemiological studies suggested that the IQ-related spectrum tends to be skewed to the left, i.e., a larger pro...