%0 Journal Article
%T Global Functional Performance and  Caregiver Assistance in Autism  and Asperger Syndrome
%A Michele Gea Guimar£¿es Pozzato
%A Thais Soares Cianciarullo Minett
%A Marcelo Rodrigues Masruha
%A Luiz Celso Pereira Vilanova
%J Neuroscience & Medicine
%P 42-48
%@ 2158-2947
%D 2014
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/nm.2014.51007
%X <p style=\"text-align:justify;\">
	<span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\">Autism and
Asperger¡¯s syndrome belong to a family of neuro-developmental disorders called
Pervasive Development Disorders. The aims of this study were to 1) quantify the
overall functional performance and need for caregiver assistance in autism (A)
and Asperger¡¯s syndrome (AS), 2) compare the findings between groups and to
normative data from Brazilian children. Methods: A cross-sectional study was
carried out involving 52 children between three and eight years of age
diagnosed with either A (n</span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\">=</span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\">26) or SA (n</span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\">=</span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\">26). The Brazilian version of the Pediatric
Evaluation of Disability Inventory was administered. Results: The children with
A and AS achieved significantly lower scores than that expected for normality.
The children with AS had a significantly better social function than </span><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\">that the </span><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\">children with A</span><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\"> had</span><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\">. However, those with A achieved significantly
better scores than those with AS on activities related to self-care and
mobility, requiring less assistance. Conclusion: While patients with AS are
better at social interaction than typical autistic children, they exhibit
greater deficits with regard to basic tasks, such as self-care and mobility,
requiring greater assistance than children with A.</span> 
</p>
%K Autistic Disorder
%K Asperger Syndrome
%K Child Development
%K Caregivers
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=44075