Keyword: Autism

  • Elevated Domain-Specific Talents Among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

    By

    Mark Yang

    An online survey was conducted that investigated whether children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) would exhibit the savant syndrome more frequently compared to neuro-typical children. This activity involved 40 parents, which 20 were parents of children with ASD and the…

  • Elevated Self-Rated Intellectual Ability Among Biological Parents of Autistic Individuals

    By

    Sophia Dong

    ,

    Casey Liu

    ,

    David Wang

    ,

    Alice Shu

    ,

    Evan Wei

    ,

    Rita Mei

    ,

    Kimberly Liang

    ,

    Zimo Chen

    ,

    Jocasta Xie

    ,

    Angelina Yu

    ,

    Alex Chen

    ,

    Evelyn Kung

    ,

    Lily Zhang

    ,

    Selina Zhang

    ,

    Linda Li

    ,

    Ashley Zhang

    and

    Frankie Ye

    We conducted an online survey asking biological parents of autistic individuals to self-assess their intellectual ability by ranking themselves in one of five quintiles: 1st-20th percentile, 21st-40th percentile, 41st-60th percentile, 61st-80th percentile, and 81st-100th percentile. A flyer containing a QR…