The fifth test administered was the Understanding of Complex Syntax, which tested the knowledge children had of wh-questions. ... The ninth test administered was the Theory of Mind tasks. ... Lastly, the Narrative Capability test was administered. ... Children in the ASD group were tested on the same day whereas the children in the TD group were tested two different days. ... Next, the WNV is administered to, "establish a measure of non-verbal IQ," (Whyatt & Craig, 2011). ...

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This stage includes neurologic and genetic assessment with in-depth cognitive and language testing. This establishes IQ and evaluates psychomotor function verbal and no-verbal strengths and weaknesses, style of learning and independent living skills. ... The physician will look at the tests as a whole and make a diagnosis (Asperger Syndrome Fact Sheet). ...

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This is why Hughes chose to test for executive functioning and spatial span in the normal siblings. ... When they tested for executive function tasks, however, significantly more autism siblings experienced difficulty. ... (Hughes, 1999) With the concern of genetics, doctors also wanted to test for language abilities in autism siblings. ... Another interesting find was that children younger than their autism siblings showed higher functioning in the verbal IQ and performance IQ. ...

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While there is no specific test to determine a diagnosis of ASD, doctors may often perform a test for the Fragile X Syndrome; it is often linked to the diagnosis of ASD. ... The child's ability to communicate depends on his or her IQ, and social development (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorder, 2012). ...

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Perception An experiment performed by Johnson to test whether newborns preferred to view more complex patterns or whether this indicated that they inherited an inclination to social behavior. ... Biklen implied that his communication method showed that autistic children did not have lower IQ scores due to their intelligence, rather it was their inability to communicate and it was a matter of being trapped in a body that did give them the tools to do so. ... Howard Shane, performed a double-blind test where he showed the facilitator a picture and the child a different picture. ...

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