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Remembering the Future; Prospective Memory across the Autistic Adult's Life Span
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Annabeth P. Groenman; Carolien Torenvliet; Tulsi A. Radhoe; Joost A. Agelink van Rentergem; Wikke van der Putten; Mareike Altgassen; Hilde M. Geurts – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
Prospective memory helps us to remember to perform tasks in the future. Prospective memory can be either time or event based. The goal of this study was to determine time- and event-based prospective memory in autistic adults across the life span. Autistic (n = 82) and non-autistic (n = 111) adults, aged between 30 and 86 years, performed the…
Descriptors: Adults, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Memory, Age
Supporting Autistic Adults' Episodic Memory Recall in Interviews: The Role of Executive Functions, Theory of Mind, and Language Abilities
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Norris, Jade Eloise; Maras, Katie – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
Autistic people have difficulties recalling episodic memories, including retrieving fewer or less specific and detailed memories compared to typically developing people. However, the ability to effectively recall episodic memories is crucial in many real-world contexts, such as the criminal justice system, medical consultations, and employment…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Adults, Memory
Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Examination of Sex Differences in Neuropsychological and Self-Report Measures of Executive and Non-Executive Cognitive Function
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Demetriou, Eleni A.; Pepper, Karen L.; Park, Shin Ho; Pellicano, Liz; Song, Yun Ju C.; Naismith, Sharon L.; Hickie, Ian B.; Thomas, Emma E.; Guastella, Adam J. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
Sex differences in autism may in part be understood by an atypical sex profile of executive function and non-executive function. In this study, we compared females and males with autism against non-autistic individuals on neuropsychological and self-report measures to examine whether any sex differences in executive function and non-executive…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Gender Differences, Executive Function