自闭症学龄前儿童的日常执行功能与智力功能,适应性行为和自闭症症状的联系
Amélie Terroux1, Catherine Mello2, Diane Morin1
1Department of Psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, Canada.
Journal of autism and developmental disorders
|July 11, 2024
概括
患有自闭症谱系障碍 (ASD) 的学龄前儿童表现出执行功能 (EF) 的挑战,特别是在抑制和工作记忆方面. 在ASD早期EF评估可以提高早期干预的有效性.
科学领域:
- 发展心理学 发展心理学
- 神经发育障碍 神经发育障碍
- 临床心理学 临床心理学
背景情况:
- 执行功能 (EF) 障碍与自闭症谱系障碍 (ASD) 的不良结果有关.
- 了解ASD学龄前儿童的EF至关重要,因为关键能力在此期间出现.
- 之前的研究还没有完全探索这个特定年龄组的日常EF.
研究的目的:
- 在患有自闭症谱系障碍 (ASD) 的学龄前儿童中记录日常执行功能 (EF).
- 研究EF与ASD幼儿的其他临床特征之间的关联.
主要方法:
- 288名患有自闭症的学龄前儿童 (30-65个月) 的父母完成了执行功能学龄前版本 (BRIEF-P) 的行为评级清单.
- 智力分数,适应性行为和自闭症症状严重程度也被评估.
- 统计分析检查了EF,适应性行为,智力功能和症状严重程度之间的关系.
主要成果:
- 患有自闭症的学龄前儿童在日常EF中表现出显著的损伤,特别是在抑制和工作记忆方面.
- 较大的EF挑战与较低的适应性行为和更高的自闭症症状严重程度密切相关.
- 较低的智力功能也与EF挑战有关,尽管程度较小.
结论:
- 在患有自闭症的学龄前儿童中,早期识别EF困难至关重要.
- 在早期干预计划中针对EF的有针对性的干预措施可以提高结果.
- 改善EF可能有助于减轻ASD儿童的长期困难.
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