Talk talk talk."Hidden Smarts: Abstract thought trumps IQ scores in autism autism (ô`tĭzəm), developmental disability resulting from a neurological disorder that affects the normal functioning of the brain. It is characterized by the abnormal development of communication skills, social skills, and reasoning. " (SN: 7/7/07, p. 4) didn't mention that traditional IQ tests are in one sense "language" tests. The Ravens test doesn't involve language processing
Language processing refers to the way human beings process speech or writing and understand it as language. in a typical manner. A person with a language disorder language disorder Speech pathology Any defect in verbal communication and the ability to use or understand the symbol system for interpersonal communication. See Dyslexia. , as an autistic autistic /au·tis·tic/ (aw-tis´tik) characterized by or pertaining to autism. person is assumed to be, would do better on a nonverbal test. That the intelligence of autistic people can be underestimated is really due to the fact that our culture assumes that language skill equals intelligence. TAMMY BUSH, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. |
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