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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

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01-04-2010 | Original Paper

Performance of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders on the Dimension-Change Card Sort Task

Auteurs: Gabriel S. Dichter, Krestin J. Radonovich, Lauren M. Turner-Brown, Kristen S. L. Lam, Tia N. Holtzclaw, James W. Bodfish

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 4/2010

Abstract

Restricted and repetitive behaviors in autism spectrum disorders have been conceptualized to reflect impaired executive functions. In the present study, we investigated the performance of 6–17-year-old children with and without an autism spectrum disorder on a dimension-change card sort task that explicitly indicated sorting rules on every trial. Diagnostic groups did not differ in speed of responses after the first rule switch or in speed or accuracy on blocks with mixed versus single sort rules. However, performance of the ASD group was significantly slower and less accurate overall than the typically-developing group. Furthermore, within the ASD group, poorer DCCS task performance did not predict more severe autism symptoms. Implications for the executive dysfunction theory of autism are discussed.

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Titel: Performance of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders on the Dimension-Change Card Sort Task
Auteurs: Gabriel S. Dichter
Krestin J. Radonovich
Lauren M. Turner-Brown
Kristen S. L. Lam
Tia N. Holtzclaw
James W. Bodfish
Publicatiedatum: 01-04-2010
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 4/2010
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-009-0886-1

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