ERIC Number: EJ1312180
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Oct
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Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Fifth Edition Profiles of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Using a Classification and Regression Trees Analysis
Dale, Brittany A.; Finch, W. Holmes; Shellabarger, Kassie A. R.; Davis, Andrew
Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, v39 n7 p783-799 Oct 2021
The Wechsler Intelligence Scales for Children (WISC) are the most widely used instrument in assessing cognitive ability, especially with children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Previous literature on the WISC has demonstrated a divergent pattern of performance on the WISC for children ASD compared to their typically developing peers; however, there is a lack of research concerning the most recent iteration, the "Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Fifth Edition" (WISC-V). Due to the distinctive changes made to the WISC-V, we sought to identify the pattern of performance of children with ASD on the WISC-V using a classification and regression (CART) analysis. The current study used the standardization sample data of the WISC-V obtained from NCS Pearson, Inc. Sixty-two children diagnosed with ASD, along with their demographically matched controls, comprised the sample. Results revealed the Comprehension and Letter-Number Sequencing subtests were the most important factors in predicting group membership for children with ASD with an accompanying language impairment. Children with ASD without an accompanying language impairment, however, were difficult to distinguish from matched controls through the CART analysis. Results suggest school psychologists and other clinicians should administer all primary and supplemental subtests of the WISC-V as part of a comprehensive assessment of ASD.
Descriptors: Children, Intelligence Tests, Profiles, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Regression (Statistics), Classification
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