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Correlation of cognitive and social outcomes among children with autism spectrum disorder in a randomized trial of behavioral intervention . Although social impairments are considered the hallmark deficit of autism , many behavioral intervention studies rely on cognitive functioning as a primary outcome . Fewer studies have examined whether changes in cognition are associated with changes in social functioning . This study examined whether cognitive gains among 192 students from 47 kindergarten-through-second-grade autism support classrooms participating in a year-long behavioral intervention study were associated with gains in social functioning . Children 's gains in cognitive ability were modestly associated with independent assessors ' and teachers ' evaluations of social functioning but were not associated with changes in parent ratings . Observed social gains were not commensurate with gains in cognition , suggesting the need both for interventions that directly target social functioning and relevant field measures of social functioning .
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Intervention_Educational
behavioral intervention .
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Intervention_Educational
behavioral intervention
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Intervention_Educational
behavioral intervention
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Intervention_Physical
interventions
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Outcome_Mental
social functioning
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Outcome_Mental
cognitive ability
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Outcome_Mental
independent assessors '
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Outcome_Mental
teachers ' evaluations of social functioning
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Outcome_Other
parent ratings
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Outcome_Mental
social gains
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Participant_Condition
children with autism spectrum disorder
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Participant_Sample-size
192 students from 47 kindergarten-through-second-grade
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Participant_Sample-size
support classrooms
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Participant_Age
Children 's