Executive Functions in Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder

The literature has shown a strong relationship between executive dysfunction and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), although there is no consensus on which subprocesses of executive functioning are impaired and/or preserved in this condition. This study aimed to investigate executive function and working memory in children and adolescents with ASD (n= 11) compared to children and adolescents with typical development (n= 19) matched by age, formal education, and nonverbal IQ. The tests used were: Raven’s Colored Progressive Matrices, Stroop Test, Trail Making Test, Rey’s Complex Figure Test, Digit span, Pseudowords span, Working memory, Verbal fluency (orthographic and semantic) and Go/no go. The results demonstrate impairment of executive function in the clinical group, especially in planning, flexibility, inhibition, and also visuospatial working memory.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Czermainski,Fernanda Rasch, Riesgo,Rudimar dos Santos, Guimarães,Luciano Santos Pinto, Salles,Jerusa Fumagalli de, Bosa,Cleonice Alves
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Filosofia Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia 2014
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-863X2014000100085
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