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Co-segregation of Social Cognition, Executive Function and Local Processing Style in Children with ASD, their Siblings and Normal Controls

Auteurs: Anoek M. Oerlemans, Katharina Droste, Daphne J. van Steijn, Leo M. J. de Sonneville, Jan K. Buitelaar, Nanda N. J. Rommelse

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 12/2013

Abstract

Cognitive research proposes that social cognition (SC), executive functions (EF) and local processing style (weak CC) may be fruitful areas for research into the familial-genetic underpinnings of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). The performance of 140 children with ASD, 172 siblings and 127 controls on tasks measuring SC (face recognition, affective prosody, and facial emotion recognition), EF (inhibition, cognitive flexibility, and verbal working memory) and local processing style was assessed. Compelling evidence was found for the interrelatedness of SC and EF, but not local processing style, within individuals and within families, suggesting that these domains tend to co-segregate in ASD. Using the underlying shared variance of these constructs in genetic research may increase the power for detecting susceptibility genes for ASD.

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Titel: Co-segregation of Social Cognition, Executive Function and Local Processing Style in Children with ASD, their Siblings and Normal Controls
Auteurs: Anoek M. Oerlemans
Katharina Droste
Daphne J. van Steijn
Leo M. J. de Sonneville
Jan K. Buitelaar
Nanda N. J. Rommelse
Publicatiedatum: 01-12-2013
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 12/2013
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-013-1807-x

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