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Probing Heterogeneity to Identify Individualized Treatment Approaches in Autism: Specific Clusters of Executive Function Challenges Link to Distinct Co-Occurring Mental Health Problems
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Cara E. Pugliese; Rebecca Handsman; Xiaozhen You; Laura Gutermuth Anthony; Chandan Vaidya; Lauren Kenworthy – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
Mental health conditions such as anxiety, depression, aggression, and inattention are common in autistic youth and are challenging to treat by community providers. We aim to parse the heterogeneity of autism based on dimensions of executive function and determine whether specific executive function profiles are differentially related to…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Executive Function, Mental Disorders, Children
Longitudinal Associations between Autistic Children's Anxiety and Social Communication Differences: The Moderating Role of Executive Function Behaviours
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Elise Ng-Cordell; Hannah Pickard; Rachael Bedford; Annie Richard; Anat Zaidman-Zait; Lonnie Zwaigenbaum; Eric Duku; Teresa Bennett; Stelios Georgiades; Isabel M. Smith; Tracy Vaillancourt; Peter Szatmari; Mayada Elsabbagh; Connor M. Kerns – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2025
Anxiety has been associated with social communication and interaction differences among autistic children. We sought to clarify the direction of these associations longitudinally, and test executive function as a moderator. Participants were autistic children (N = 157; 15% female, 85% male) engaged in a longitudinal study. Analyses focused on two…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Anxiety, Preadolescents, Interpersonal Communication
Autism Interest Intensity in Early Childhood Associates with Executive Functioning but Not Reward Sensitivity or Anxiety Symptoms
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Godfrey, Kate J.; Espenhahn, Svenja; Stokoe, Mehak; McMorris, Carly; Murias, Kara; McCrimmon, Adam; Harris, Ashley D.; Bray, Signe – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
Several theories have been proposed to explain the presentation of intense interests in autism, including theories based on altered executive functioning, imbalanced reward sensitivity, and mitigating anxiety. These theories have yet to be examined in early childhood, yet knowledge of how intense interests emerge could provide insight into how…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Young Children, Attention, Inhibition
Perceptions of Social and Work Functioning Are Related to Social Anxiety and Executive Function in Autistic Adults
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Woolard, Alix; Stratton, Elizabeth; Demetriou, Eleni A.; Boulton, Kelsie A.; Pellicano, Elizabeth; Glozier, Nick; Gibbs, Vicki; Rogerson, Nicole; Quinn, Philippa; Hickie, Ian B.; Guastella, Adam J. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
Autistic adults report concerns with social skills and unemployment. Despite anxiety and difficulty with executive cognitive skills being associated with autism, no studies to date have investigated relationships between anxiety or executive cognition with social and work functioning. This study aimed to investigate the associations between…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Adults, Anxiety
Clinical Correlates of Sluggish Cognitive Tempo in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Duncan, Amie; Tamm, Leanne; Birnschein, Allison M.; Becker, Stephen P. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2019
Adolescents with autism spectrum disorder frequently experience social communication difficulties, executive functioning deficits, and anxiety and depressive symptoms, which are similar to the symptoms and correlates of sluggish cognitive tempo. Although sluggish cognitive tempo is related to, but distinct from, the inattentive and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Executive Function
Sluggish Cognitive Tempo: An Examination of Clinical Correlates for Adults with Autism
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Brewe, Alexis M.; Simmons, Grace Lee; Capriola-Hall, Nicole N.; White, Susan W. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2020
Adults with autism spectrum disorder often experience co-occurring mental health problems such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity-disorder, as well as impairments in executive function. Sluggish cognitive tempo, a cluster of behaviors including slow processing, daydreaming, and mental fogginess, has been shown to be associated with…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Mental Disorders, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder