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Williams, Diane L.; Mazefsky, Carla A.; Walker, Jon D.; Minshew, Nancy J.; Goldstein, Gerald – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2014
Abstract thinking is generally highly correlated with problem-solving ability which is predictive of better adaptive functioning. Measures of conceptual reasoning, an ecologically-valid laboratory measure of problem-solving, and a report measure of adaptive functioning in the natural environment, were administered to children and adults with and…
Descriptors: Autism, Cognitive Processes, Thinking Skills, Problem Solving
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Shulman, Cory; Guberman, Ainat; Shiling, Noa; Bauminger, Nirit – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2012
This study compared moral and social reasoning in individuals with and without autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Ten familiar schoolyard transgressions were shown to 18 participants with and 18 participants without ASD. They judged the appropriateness of the behavior and explained their judgments. Analysis of the rationales revealed that…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Comparative Analysis, Logical Thinking