In the present study, the participants with Asperger's displayed considerably better intellectual capacity than the participants with Schizophrenia, excluding the subset working memory and processing speed where both participant groups functioned equally. 

University of Illinois at Chicago

Participants used the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-III), which is a psychometric test that assesses intellectual ability through four subsets: verbal comprehension, perceptual organization, working memory, and processing speed. 

Intellectual ability in participants  

Marinopoulou, M., Lugnegård, T., Hallerbäck, M. U., Gillberg, C., & Billstedt, E. (2016). Asperger Syndrome and Schizophrenia: A Comparative Neuropsychological Study. Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 46(7), 2292–2304. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-016-2758-9

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