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Hosozawa, Mariko; Mandy, William; Cable, Noriko; Flouri, Eirini – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2021
This study examined the development of decision-making and its association with psychological wellbeing and risky behaviours in adolescents with and without autism. Participants included 270 autistic and 9,713 typically developing adolescents. In both samples, those with a diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were excluded.…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Well Being, Psychological Patterns, Self Esteem
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Minassian, Arpi; Paulus, Martin; Lincoln, Alan; Perry, William – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2007
Decision-making is an important function that can be quantified using a two-choice prediction task. Individuals with Autistic Disorder (AD) often show highly restricted and repetitive behavior that may interfere with adaptive decision-making. We assessed whether AD adults showed repetitive behavior on the choice task that was unaffected by…
Descriptors: Autism, Self Destructive Behavior, Adults, Decision Making