Brief Report: Are ADHD Traits Dissociable from the Autistic Profile? Links Between Cognition and Behaviour

Ames, Catherine; White, Sarah

doi:10.1007/s10803-010-1049-0

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“…Lerner et al (2011) found that ToM ability was negatively correlated with ASD symptoms and social impairments and that fewer ASD symptoms significantly predicted higher ToM scores. Ames and White (2011) investigated the relation between ADHD-related behaviours in a sample of children with ASD and behavioural and cognitive impairments. Poorer performance on ToM measures was significantly related to social difficulties but not to ADHD-related behaviours.…”

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Exploring the ‘fractionation’ of autism at the cognitive level

Brunsdon

Happé

2013

Autism

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Autism spectrum disorders are defined by difficulties across a range of areas: social and communication difficulties and restricted and repetitive behaviours and interests. It has been suggested that this triad of symptoms cannot be explained by a single cause at the genetic, neural or cognitive level. This article reviews the evidence for a 'fractionable' autism triad at the cognitive level, highlighting questions for future research.

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Section: Tom and Asd Symptomsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Exploring the ‘fractionation’ of autism at the cognitive level

Brunsdon

Happé

2013

Autism

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“…Reliance on this type of problemsolving style might be further encouraged as a result of the high rates of social anxiety in ASD (Dickerson-Mayes, Calhoun, Murray, Zahid, 2011), and the negative association between social anxiety and assertive social skills (Bellini, 2004). Finally, the common co-occurrence of ADHD symptoms in individuals with ASD (Leyfer et al, 2006;Sinzig, Morsch, Bruning, Schmidt, & Lehmkuhl, 2008), and in particular the high rates of expression of features associated with ADHD inhibition/impulsivity (Ames & White, 2011), could suggest that while not a direct result of the ASD phenotype, individuals with ASD might be predisposed to utilise an impulsive or careless problem-solving style.…”

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Modeling the impact of social problem-solving deficits on depressive vulnerability in the broader autism phenotype

Jackson

Dritschel

2016

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

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The social communication and interaction deficits associated with the autism phenotype can have serious emotional consequences for individuals on the autism spectrum. This can be particularly true during young-adulthood, a period of increased social demands and expectations. The current study investigated the specific role of social problem-solving deficits as a mediator in the relationship between autism phenotype severity and depressive symptomology in young-adults.A sample of 230 university students (48% male) ranging in age from [18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30] SD=2.48) were assessed on autism phenotype expression (Autism-Spectrum Quotient), social problemsolving ability (Social Problem-Solving Inventory, Revised) and depressive symptomology (Beck's Depression Inventory). Results indicated that deficient social problem-solving skills account for a significant portion of the depressive symptomology associated with increased autism phenotype expression. Path model analysis output suggested that increased expression of the social components of the autism phenotype are associated with both ineffective social problem-solving styles and attitudes, while increased detail orientation discourages the use of an impulsive problem-solving style. The findings of this investigation provide preliminary evidence suggesting that programs designed to improve social problem-solving skills could be beneficial in the reduction of depressive vulnerability for young-adults on the autism spectrum.

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“…23 Studies with children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) point to abnormalities in the domain of inhibitory and attentional EF processes, such as generation and use of strategies and behavioral control. 4,[24][25][26] In addition to the HT's sensitivity for assessment of children with ADHD, it is also an important instrument for assessing executive impairment in schizophrenia, 27 in autism, 20 and within other clinical frames, 28,29 demonstrating its usefulness for diagnosis of executive and cognitive dysfunctions. However, research with children with typical development is still needed, since such studies are crucial to defining norms and to identifying biological and sociocultural factors related to cognitive and executive processes.…”

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Development of the Brazilian version of the Child Hayling Test

Siqueira

Gonçalves

Hübner

et al. 2016

Trends Psychiatry Psychother.

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Introduction: The Hayling Test assesses the components of initiation, inhibition, cognitive flexibility and verbal speed by means of a sentence completion task. This study presents the process of developing the Brazilian version of the Child Hayling Test (CHT) and reports evidence of its content validity. Methods: 139 people took part in the study. The adaptation was performed by seven translators and 12 specialist judges. An initial sample of 92 healthy children was recruited to test a selection of sentences adapted from previous adult and pediatric versions of the instrument, and a sample of 28 healthy children was recruited for pilot testing of the final version. The instrument was developed in seven stages: 1) translation, 2) back-translation, 3) comparison of translated versions, 4) preparation of new stimuli, 5) data collection with healthy children to analyze comprehension of the stimuli and analyses by the authors against the psycholinguistic criteria adopted, 6) analyses conducted by judges who are specialists in neuropsychology or linguistics, and 7) the pilot study. Results: Twenty-four of the 72 sentences constructed were selected on the basis of 70-100% agreement between judges evaluating what they assessed and level of comprehensibility. The pilot study revealed better performance by older children, providing evidence of the instrument's sensitivity to developmental factors. Conclusions: Future studies employing this version of CHT with clinical pediatric populations who have frontal lesions and dysfunctions and in related areas are needed to test functional and differential diagnoses of preserved or impaired executive functions.

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Brief Report: Are ADHD Traits Dissociable from the Autistic Profile? Links Between Cognition and Behaviour

Cited by 90 publications

References 40 publications

Exploring the ‘fractionation’ of autism at the cognitive level

Exploring the ‘fractionation’ of autism at the cognitive level

Modeling the impact of social problem-solving deficits on depressive vulnerability in the broader autism phenotype

Development of the Brazilian version of the Child Hayling Test

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