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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

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01-07-2007 | Original Paper

Inhibitory Control in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Auteurs: Shawn E. Christ, Daniel D. Holt, Desirée A. White, Leonard Green

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 6/2007

Abstract

Impairments in executive abilities such as cognitive flexibility have been identified in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It remains unclear, however, whether such individuals also experience impairments in another executive ability: inhibitory control. In the present study, we administered three inhibitory tasks to 18 children with ASD, 23 siblings of children with ASD, and 25 typically developing children. After controlling for individual differences in age, overall IQ, and processing speed, children with ASD demonstrated impaired performance on two of the three inhibitory tasks. Results suggest that children with ASD experience circumscribed deficits in some but not all aspects of inhibitory control. More generally, the findings underscore the importance of using multiple measures to assess a putative single cognitive ability.

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Titel: Inhibitory Control in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Auteurs: Shawn E. Christ
Daniel D. Holt
Desirée A. White
Leonard Green
Publicatiedatum: 01-07-2007
Uitgeverij: Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 6/2007
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-006-0259-y

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