RESUMEN

A system proposed by Wing and coworkers for subtyping autistic individuals on the basis of social interaction is examined in 78 autistic, 39 atypical, and 32 nonautistic, developmentally disordered individuals. Clinical ratings and questionnaire data based on the proposed subtypology were employed. Clinicians were able to reliably group both autistic and nonautistic cases into the three subtypes; these subtypes were strongly related to IQ. Issues relating to the validity and utility of this subtypology are discussed.

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Trastorno Autístico/diagnóstico , Trastornos Generalizados del Desarrollo Infantil/diagnóstico , Relaciones Interpersonales , Adolescente , Adulto , Niño , Preescolar , Femenino , Humanos , Inteligencia , Masculino , Trastornos Mentales/diagnóstico

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Trastornos Mentales/diagnóstico , Factores de Edad , Trastornos de la Conducta Infantil/diagnóstico , Trastornos de la Conducta Infantil/epidemiología , Preescolar , Connecticut , Estudios Transversales , Discapacidades del Desarrollo/diagnóstico , Discapacidades del Desarrollo/epidemiología , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Trastornos Mentales/epidemiología , Factores Sexuales