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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

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01-10-2007 | Original Paper

Private Speech and Executive Functioning among High-Functioning Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders

Auteurs: Adam Winsler, Beau Abar, Michael A. Feder, Christian D. Schunn, David Alarcón Rubio

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 9/2007

Abstract

Private speech used by high-functioning children with autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) (n = 33) during two executive functioning tasks was compared to that of typically developing children (n = 28), and children with ADHD (n = 21). Children with ASD were as likely as others to talk to themselves and their speech was similarly relevant and likely to appear in moments of task difficulty. Unlike others, children with ASD were more likely to get items correct when they were talking than when they were silent. Group differences in performance were observed when children were silent but not when children were talking. Findings suggest that autistic children talk to themselves in relevant ways during problem-solving and that such speech is helpful in normalizing their executive performance relative to controls.

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Titel: Private Speech and Executive Functioning among High-Functioning Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders
Auteurs: Adam Winsler
Beau Abar
Michael A. Feder
Christian D. Schunn
David Alarcón Rubio
Publicatiedatum: 01-10-2007
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 9/2007
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-006-0294-8

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