Executive Functions in Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder

Authors

  • Fernanda Rasch Czermainski Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
  • Rudimar dos Santos Riesgo Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
  • Luciano Santos Pinto Guimarães Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
  • Jerusa Fumagalli de Salles Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
  • Cleonice Alves Bosa Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-43272457201411

Abstract

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.

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Published

2014-04-01

Issue

Vol. 24 No. 57 (2014)

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How to Cite

Czermainski, F. R., Riesgo, R. dos S., Guimarães, L. S. P., Salles, J. F. de, & Bosa, C. A. (2014). Executive Functions in Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder . Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto), 24(57), 85-94. https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-43272457201411