Conceptual and Perceptual Set-shifting executive abilities in young adults with Asperger's syndrome

Brady, Danielle I.; Schwean, Vicki L.; Saklofske, Donald H.; McCrimmon, Adam W.; Montgomery, Janine M.; Thorne, Keoma J.

doi:10.1016/j.rasd.2013.09.009

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“…Yet, the often mysterious reasons that able and intelligent adults with an ASD are unable to live independently can often be traced back to failures to plan, to persist with frustrating tasks, and to be able to switch from one task to another without losing one's place, i.e., to executive dysfunction. One recent computerbased method of ascertaining executive function did not show an impairment in adults with Asperger-type ASD [10] but another battery did [11]. The difference may be due to different competences being tested, but it might also be explicable if, as my clinical experience suggests, executive function impairment is most marked in people with both ASD and ADHD.…”

Section: Executive Dysfunctionmentioning

confidence: 91%

Adults with ASD

Tantam

2014

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ASD in adults is still under-researched, and underprovided by services. I have chosen what I consider to be the key areas for future research, often because these are the areas of most concern to people with ASD and their carers. They include the impact of diagnosis, still the single most sought after intervention, the association of ASD with other disorders, and whether or not people can get better from ASD (some can, I conclude).

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Section: Executive Dysfunctionmentioning

confidence: 91%

Adults with ASD

Tantam

2014

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“…Meanwhile, these same areas can often be impaired in ASD. In addition to the two core deficits of autism, related to social communication and interaction, and restricted and repetitive patterns of interests or activities (American Psychiatric Association [APA] 2013 , p. 53), individuals with ASD may show impairment in executive functions (Schuh and Eigisti 2012 ; Brady et al 2013 ), Theory of Mind (Baron-Cohen 1989 , 1991 ), and some aspects of pragmatics (Lam and Yeung 2012 ). Therefore, the research above suggests that some areas that are commonly challenging for individuals with ASD can be areas of strength for bilinguals.…”

Section: Bilingualism and Asdmentioning

confidence: 99%

Relations Between Bilingualism and Autistic-Like Traits in a General Population Sample of Primary School Children

Kašćelan

Katsos

Gibson

2019

J Autism Dev Disord

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Some evidence suggests that bilingualism improves communication and cognitive skills which are often impaired in autism. However, diagnosing autism in bilinguals may suffer a cultural bias, which can affect the investigation of bilingualism and autism. Therefore, the current study investigates relations between autistic-like traits (ALTs) and bilingualism in a general population sample of 394 children (M age = 8;3). Within the high-scoring group on the ALT measure, monolinguals had significantly higher ALT scores than bilinguals. There were no differences between monolinguals and bilinguals in the low-scoring group. Across the whole sample, age and structural language skills accounted for 35% variance in ALTs, while bilingualism had no effect on ALTs. Furthermore, structural language skills explained more variance in ALTs among bilinguals than among monolinguals. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1007/s10803-019-03994-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…Meanwhile, these same areas can often be impaired in ASD. In addition to the two core deficits of autism, related to social communication and interaction, and restricted and repetitive patterns of interests or activities (American Psychiatric Association [APA] 2013, p. 53), individuals with ASD may show impairment in executive functions (Schuh and Eigisti 2012;Brady et al 2013), Theory of Mind (Baron-Cohen 1989, and some aspects of pragmatics (Lam and Yeung 2012). Therefore, the research above suggests that some areas that are commonly challenging for individuals with ASD can be areas of strength for bilinguals.…”

Section: Bilingualism and Asdmentioning

confidence: 99%

Relations between bilingualism and autistic-like traits in a general population sample of primary school children

Kašćelan¹,

Katsos²,

Gibson³

2019

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Some evidence suggests that bilingualism improves communication and cognitive skills which are often impaired in autism. However, diagnosing autism in bilinguals may suffer a cultural bias, which can affect the investigation of bilingualism and autism. Therefore, the current study investigates relations between autistic-like traits (ALTs) and bilingualism in a general population sample of 394 children (Mage=8;3). Within the high-scoring group on the ALT measure, monolinguals had significantly higher ALT scores than bilinguals. There were no differences between monolinguals and bilinguals in the low-scoring group. Across the whole sample, age and structural language skills accounted for 35% variance in ALTs, while bilingualism had no effect on ALTs. Furthermore, structural language skills explained more variance in ALTs among bilinguals than among monolinguals.

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Conceptual and Perceptual Set-shifting executive abilities in young adults with Asperger's syndrome

Cited by 18 publications

References 31 publications

Adults with ASD

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Relations Between Bilingualism and Autistic-Like Traits in a General Population Sample of Primary School Children

Relations between bilingualism and autistic-like traits in a general population sample of primary school children

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