R.E. Donno|Gordon Parker|Jane Gilmour|David Skuse
Social communication deficits in disruptive primary-school children
Great Ormond Street Hospital|Mile End Hospital|University College London|Great Ormond Street Hospital|Mile End Hospital|University College London|Great Ormond Street Hospital|Mile End Hospital|University College London|Great Ormond Street Hospital|Mile End Hospital|University College London
parent teacher data questionnaire surveys suggest schoolidentified disruptive children often pragmatic language deficits autistic typethis replication study aimed confirm earlier findings using individual clinical assessment investigate traits autismspectrum disorder disruptive childrenpersistently disruptive children n 26 comparison group n 22 recruited primary schools deprived innercity area measures included standardised autism diagnostic interviews parents tests iq social cognition theory mind attention childrenthe disruptive children possessed poorer pragmatic language skills p00001 mentalising abilities p005 comparisons nine disruptive children 35 met icd10 criteria atypical autism asperger syndromemany persistently disruptive children undetected disorders social communication potential aetiological significance