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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

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01-05-2007 | ORIGINAL PAPER

Memory Illusion in High-Functioning Autism and Asperger’s Disorder

Auteurs: Yoko Kamio, Motomi Toichi

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 5/2007

Abstract

In this study, 13 individuals with high-functioning autism (HFA), 15 individuals with Asperger’s disorder (AD), and age-, and IQ-matched controls were presented a list of sentences auditorily. Participants then evaluated semantically related but new sentences and reported whether they were old or new. The total rates of false recognition for semantically related sentences were similar among the three groups. Nevertheless, memory illusion on some aspects was reduced in HFA participants. These results suggest that HFA have difficulties in semantic association. Although individuals with AD showed no quantitative abnormalities of memory illusion, some contributing factors were atypical. These findings are discussed in terms of schema theory, enhanced perceptual processing hypothesis, and weak central coherence hypothesis.

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Titel: Memory Illusion in High-Functioning Autism and Asperger’s Disorder
Auteurs: Yoko Kamio
Motomi Toichi
Publicatiedatum: 01-05-2007
Uitgeverij: Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 5/2007
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-006-0214-y

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