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Spectrum Stories: Tapping intelligence in minimally verbal people with autism

Scientists are finding new ways to test cognition in autistic individuals who speak little or not at all.

By Ben Kuebrich
23 January 2019 | 1 min read
A doctor sits across from a child. On the desk between them are four cards, each of one color, to help test non-verbal intelligence.
Photograph by M. Scott Brauer
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Scientists are finding new ways to test cognition in autistic individuals who speak little or not at all. Host Ben Kuebrich explains. Read the related article here.

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