Table 1 Cognitive and developmental assessments at age 10
Wechsler intelligence scale for children-IV | Scores | Comment |
|---|---|---|
Verbal comprehension index | 126 (96th %ile) | Superior range |
Similarities | 16 | (average range 8–12 on all WISC-IV subtests) |
Vocabulary | 10 | |
Comprehension | 17 | |
Perceptual reasoning index | 111 (77th %ile) | High average range |
Picture completion | 10 | |
Block design | 12 | |
Matrix reasoning | 13 | |
Working memory index | 70 (2nd %ile) | Borderline range |
Digit span | 5 | |
Digit letter sequences | 5 | |
Processing speed index | 69 (2nd %ile) | Impaired range |
Coding | 1 | |
Autism diagnostic interview - revised | ||
Social domain | 8 | Based on historical report for age 5. Only the Developmental domain is abnormal. |
Communication domain and language | 3 | |
Stereotyped behavior domain | 3 | |
Developmental domain | 5 | |
Test of everyday attention for children | <5% | |
Selective visual attention | <4% | Notable impairment of attention and capacity for inhibition |
Sustained attention | <2% | |
Divided attention and intermodal processing | <2% | |
Inhibition | <2% | |
Attention control–cognitive flexibility | <3% | |
Oral and written language, memory, attention | ||
Auditory verbal memory (L2MA) | ||
Word recall | −2.1 SD | Short- and long-term memory impairments |
Word recall with visual cues | −5.6 SD | |
Deferred word recall | −4.1 SD | |
Sentence recall | −1.7 SD | |
Phonology–naming/word repetition (N-EEL) | Performance at age 10 consistent with child at age 6 | |
Monosyllabic A | −5 < x < −2.44 SD | |
Monosyllabic B | −5 < x < −3.5 SD | |
Plurisyllabic | −5 < x < − 5.1 SD | |
Lexical reception and production (L2MA) | ||
Lex P | −1.3 SD | |
Phonemic fluency | −2.8 SD | |
Semantic fluency | −1.4 SD | |
Antonyms | −1.2 SD | |
Expression (ELO) | ||
Utterance production | −1 SD | |
Sentence repetition | −5 SD | |
Motor skills—NEPSY | Scaled scores; expected ≥8 | |
Fingertip tapping | 7 | Heterogeneous profile with slow and imprecise motor coordination |
Design copying | 9 | |
Manual motor sequences | 8 | |
Imitation of hand position | 8 | |
Visual motor precision | 3 | |
Finger discrimination | 8 | |
Block construction | 8 | |
Logical and mathematical abilities—UDN-II | ||
Developmental age 9–11, all subscales | Normal range | |
Psychomotor assessment | ||
Motor level and coordination (M-ABC) | −5.71 SD | |
Hands movements imitation (EMG) | −5.29 SD | |
Fingers movements imitation (EMG) | +0.64 SD | |
Time and spatial organization (Bender) | DA = 6.5 years | |
Geometry—REY-A FIGURE | ||
Visual- and spatial-integration | <2nd percentile | |
Visual- and spatial-memory skills | <2nd percentile | |
