Stop and Change: Inhibition and Flexibility Skills Are Related to Repetitive Behavior in Children and Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Cognitive control dysfunctions, like inhibitory and attentional flexibility deficits are assumed to underlie repetitive behavior in individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). In the present study, prepotent response inhibition and attentional flexibility were examined in 64 high-functioning i...

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Published in:Journal of autism and developmental disorders 2015-10, Vol.45 (10), p.3148-3158
Main Authors: Mostert-Kerckhoffs, Mandy A. L., Staal, Wouter G., Houben, Renske H., de Jonge, Maretha V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescents
Adult
Attention
Auditory Stimuli
Autism
Autism Spectrum Disorder - physiopathology
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Behavior Patterns
Behavior Problems
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Care and treatment
Case-Control Studies
Child
Child and School Psychology
Children
Cognitive Ability
Cognitive Style
Comparative Analysis
Control Groups
Experimental Groups
Female
Humans
Inhibition
Inhibition (Psychology)
Male
Motion
Neurological Impairments
Neurosciences
Original Paper
Pediatrics
Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Predictor Variables
Psychological aspects
Psychology
Psychomotor Performance
Public Health
Responses
Risk factors
Stereotyped Behavior
Visual Stimuli
Young Adults
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Summary:Cognitive control dysfunctions, like inhibitory and attentional flexibility deficits are assumed to underlie repetitive behavior in individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). In the present study, prepotent response inhibition and attentional flexibility were examined in 64 high-functioning individuals with ASD and 53 control participants. Performance under different task conditions were tested both in response to visual and auditory information, and requiring a motor or verbal response. Individuals with ASD showed significant more control dysfunctions than typically developing participants on the auditory computer task. Inhibitory control and attentional flexibility predicted RRB in everyday life. Specifically, response inhibition in reaction to visual information and task switching in reaction to auditory information predicted motor and sensory stereotyped behavior.
ISSN:0162-3257
1573-3432
DOI:10.1007/s10803-015-2473-y