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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

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Verbal and Spatial Working Memory in Autism

Auteurs: Diane L. Williams, Gerald Goldstein, Patricia A. Carpenter, Nancy J. Minshew

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 6/2005

Abstract

Verbal and spatial working memory were examined in high-functioning children, adolescents, and adults with autism compared to age and cognitive-matched controls. No deficit was found in verbal working memory in the individuals with autism using an N-back letter task and standardized measures. The distinction between the N-back task and others used previously to infer a working memory deficit in autism is that this task does not involve a complex cognitive demand. Deficits were found in spatial working memory. Understanding the basis for the dissociation between intact verbal working memory and impaired spatial working memory and the breakdown that occurs in verbal working memory as information processing demands are increased will likely provide valuable insights into the neural basis of autism.

vorige artikel Spatial Cognition in Autism Spectrum Disorders: Superior, Impaired, or Just Intact?

volgende artikel A Training Study of Theory of Mind and Executive Function in Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders

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Titel: Verbal and Spatial Working Memory in Autism
Auteurs: Diane L. Williams
Gerald Goldstein
Patricia A. Carpenter
Nancy J. Minshew
Publicatiedatum: 01-12-2005
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 6/2005
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-005-0021-x

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