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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