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Dual-task performance in adults with autism.

Domingo García-Villamisar1, Sergio Della Sala

  • 1Departamento de Personalidad, Evaluación y Psicología Clínica, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain. villamisar@correo.cop.es

Cognitive Neuropsychiatry
|March 31, 2006
PubMed
Summary

Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) show working memory deficits, particularly in central executive functions, but not in slave systems. This study confirms impaired dual-task performance in adults with ASD compared to controls.

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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Psychology

Background:

  • Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is associated with executive function deficits.
  • Previous research suggests potential sparing of working memory slave systems in ASD.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate executive function and working memory performance in adults with ASD.
  • To compare individuals with ASD to a matched control group on executive tasks, including dual-tasking.

Main Methods:

  • A group of 16 adults with ASD and 16 healthy controls participated.
  • Participants completed a battery of executive function tasks, including dual-task performance.

Main Results:

  • Individuals with ASD demonstrated impaired performance on dual-task conditions compared to controls.

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  • No significant differences were found between groups on individual task components.

    • Conclusions:

    • Executive function tests differentiated individuals with ASD.
    • Executive scores did not show high intercorrelations within the autistic group.