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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

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01-08-2013 | Original Paper

Real World Executive Control Impairments in Preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Auteurs: Pontea Etemad Smithson, Lauren Kenworthy, Meagan C. Wills, Marian Jarrett, Kathleen Atmore, Benjamin E. Yerys

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 8/2013

Abstract

This study examined executive control (EC) in preschoolers with and without autism spectrum disorders (ASD) using the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Functions-Preschool Version (BRIEF-P). ASD participants were a clinically referred sample of preschoolers; the typically developing control group was selected from the BRIEF-P standardization sample. The ASD group was rated significantly worse on all BRIEF-P scores, and these impairments did not correlate with ASD symptoms. These findings document impairments in real world EC in preschoolers with ASD, and have implications for assessing preschoolers suspected of having an ASD. Furthermore, the findings also converge with BRIEF studies of school-aged children with ASD.

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Titel: Real World Executive Control Impairments in Preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Auteurs: Pontea Etemad Smithson
Lauren Kenworthy
Meagan C. Wills
Marian Jarrett
Kathleen Atmore
Benjamin E. Yerys
Publicatiedatum: 01-08-2013
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 8/2013
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-012-1747-x

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