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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

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01-11-2009 | Original Paper

Alteration of Attentional Blink in High Functioning Autism: A Pilot Study

Auteurs: Marion Amirault, Kattalin Etchegoyhen, Sandrine Delord, Sandrine Mendizabal, Caroline Kraushaar, Isabelle Hesling, Michèle Allard, Manuel Bouvard, Willy Mayo

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 11/2009

Abstract

Autism is characterized by deficits in attention. However, no study has investigated the dynamics of attentional processes in autistic patients yet. The attentional blink (AB) paradigm provides information about the temporal dynamics of attention in particular about the allocation and the duration of an attentional episode. We compared 11 high functioning autistic patients with 15 control participants on a classical AB task. Autistic patients exhibited a deficit in rapidly allocated attentional resources. Further investigations such as coupling AB evaluation with neuroimaging data and/or increasing the size of groups, would allow for investigating the neurobiological substrates of these AB alterations in autistic patients.

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Titel: Alteration of Attentional Blink in High Functioning Autism: A Pilot Study
Auteurs: Marion Amirault
Kattalin Etchegoyhen
Sandrine Delord
Sandrine Mendizabal
Caroline Kraushaar
Isabelle Hesling
Michèle Allard
Manuel Bouvard
Willy Mayo
Publicatiedatum: 01-11-2009
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 11/2009
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-009-0821-5

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