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Subgroups of autistic children based on social behavior display distinct patterns of brain activity.

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Dawson, G; Klinger, LG; Panagiotides, H; Lewy, A; Castelloe, P
Published in: J Abnorm Child Psychol
October 1995

Two questions were addressed in the present study: (1) Do autistic and normally developing children exhibit regionally specific differences in electroencephalographic (EEG) activity? (2) Do subgroups of autistic children classified according to Wing and Gould's (1979) system which emphasizes degree of social impairment exhibit distinct patterns of EEG activity? Twenty-eight children with autism (5 to 18 years of age) and two groups of normally developing children (one matched on chronological age and the other on receptive language level) participated. EEG was recorded from left and right frontal, temporal, and parietal regions during an alert baseline condition. Compared to normally developing children, autistic children exhibited reduced EEG power in the frontal and temporal regions, but not in the parietal region. Differences were more prominent in the left than the right hemisphere. Furthermore, subgroups of autistic children based on Wing and Gould's system displayed distinct patterns of brain activity. Compared to autistic children classified as "active-but-odd," "passive" autistic children displayed reduced alpha EEG power in the frontal region.

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J Abnorm Child Psychol

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ISSN

0091-0627

Publication Date

October 1995

Volume

23

Issue

5

Start / End Page

569 / 583

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Socialization
  • Social Behavior
  • Reference Values
  • Neuropsychological Tests
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Electroencephalography
  • Dominance, Cerebral
  • Developmental & Child Psychology
 

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Dawson, G., Klinger, L. G., Panagiotides, H., Lewy, A., & Castelloe, P. (1995). Subgroups of autistic children based on social behavior display distinct patterns of brain activity. J Abnorm Child Psychol, 23(5), 569–583. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01447662
Dawson, G., L. G. Klinger, H. Panagiotides, A. Lewy, and P. Castelloe. “Subgroups of autistic children based on social behavior display distinct patterns of brain activity.J Abnorm Child Psychol 23, no. 5 (October 1995): 569–83. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01447662.
Dawson G, Klinger LG, Panagiotides H, Lewy A, Castelloe P. Subgroups of autistic children based on social behavior display distinct patterns of brain activity. J Abnorm Child Psychol. 1995 Oct;23(5):569–83.
Dawson, G., et al. “Subgroups of autistic children based on social behavior display distinct patterns of brain activity.J Abnorm Child Psychol, vol. 23, no. 5, Oct. 1995, pp. 569–83. Pubmed, doi:10.1007/BF01447662.
Dawson G, Klinger LG, Panagiotides H, Lewy A, Castelloe P. Subgroups of autistic children based on social behavior display distinct patterns of brain activity. J Abnorm Child Psychol. 1995 Oct;23(5):569–583.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Abnorm Child Psychol

DOI

ISSN

0091-0627

Publication Date

October 1995

Volume

23

Issue

5

Start / End Page

569 / 583

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Socialization
  • Social Behavior
  • Reference Values
  • Neuropsychological Tests
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Electroencephalography
  • Dominance, Cerebral
  • Developmental & Child Psychology