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Abstract：
Individuals with autism spectrum disorders and those with Williams syndrome often have impairments in social behaviors. These two neurodevelopmental disorders are often reputed to be on the opposite ends of the social spectrum, with autistic individuals being socially avoidant and those with Williams syndrome highly social. Most research on children with autism and Williams syndrome has focused on preschool and younger school-age children. The current study assessed school-age children between the ages of 7-14 years with high-functioning autism, Williams syndrome, and neurotypical developing peers. Parents completed the Salk Institute Sociability Questionnaire and the Social Responsiveness Scale, to provide unique insights into social functioning and tap into different behavioral areas, social approach behaviors, and social responsiveness. This study provides additional evidence that young children with autism and Williams syndrome continue to show divergent social-behavioral tendencies at school-age, despite controlling for age and intellect. Results of this study better elucidate disparities as well as commonalities across school-age children with neurodevelopmental disorders and their typically developing peers, providing insight into everyday social functioning.
摘要：
患有自闭症谱系障碍的人和患有威廉姆斯综合征的人通常在社会行为上有障碍。这两种神经发育障碍通常被认为是社会光谱的两端，自闭症患者是社交回避者，而威廉姆斯综合症患者是高度社交的。大多数关于自闭症和威廉姆斯综合症儿童的研究都集中在学龄前和学龄儿童上。当前的研究评估了7-14岁的高功能自闭症学龄儿童，威廉姆斯综合症,和神经典型的发展中的同龄人。家长完成了索尔克研究所社交能力问卷和社会反应量表，提供对社会功能的独特见解，并利用不同的行为领域，社会方法行为，和社会反应。这项研究提供了额外的证据，表明自闭症和威廉姆斯综合征的幼儿在学龄期继续表现出不同的社会行为倾向，尽管控制了年龄和智力。这项研究的结果更好地阐明了患有神经发育障碍的学龄儿童及其典型发展中的同龄人之间的差异和共性，提供对日常社会功能的洞察。
