Significance of the Metaphor and Sarcasm Scenario Test for differential diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Objective To analyse the performance and the difference between autism spectruum disorder(ASD)and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder(ADHD)with the metaphor and sarcasm scenario test(MSST)and the crayon box test,then explore the feasibility of MSST for differential diagnosis of ASD and ADHD. Method A total of 120children(40ASD,40 ADHD and 40 typical children)were involved,the scores of this two tests among three groups were compared.Results Compared with typical children,both ASD and ADHD scored lower ...