Attentional Processes in Autism

Attention processes in 103 children and adults with high functioning autism were compared with a matched control group using a battery of attention measures. Differences were found only on tasks which placed demands on cognitive flexibility or psychomotor speed, suggesting that purported attention d...

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Published in:Journal of autism and developmental disorders 2001-08, Vol.31 (4), p.433-440
Main Authors: Goldstein, Gerald, Johnson, Cynthia R, Minshew, Nancy J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adults
Attention
Attention Control
Attention Deficit Disorders
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Attentional processes
Autism
Autistic Disorder - psychology
Autistic people
Biological and medical sciences
Child clinical studies
Children
Cognition Disorders - diagnosis
Cognitive Processes
Control Groups
Decision Making
Developmental disorders
Environment
Executive Function
Eye Movements
Factor Analysis
Health Services
High functioning
Humans
Infantile autism
Information Processing
Medical sciences
Motor Reactions
Performance Tests
Problem Solving
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychomotor Disorders - diagnosis
Psychomotor Disorders - etiology
Psychomotor Skills
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Stimuli
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Summary:Attention processes in 103 children and adults with high functioning autism were compared with a matched control group using a battery of attention measures. Differences were found only on tasks which placed demands on cognitive flexibility or psychomotor speed, suggesting that purported attention deficits in autism may actually be primary deficits in complex decision making or psychomotor abilities. (Contains references.) (Author/DB)
ISSN:0162-3257
1573-3432
DOI:10.1023/A:1010620820786