Brief Report: Inhibition of Return in Young People with Autism and Asperger's Disorder

Autor/inn/en	Rinehart, Nicole J.; Bradshaw, John L.; Moss, Simon A.; Brereton, Avril V.; Tonge, Bruce J.
Titel	Brief Report: Inhibition of Return in Young People with Autism and Asperger's Disorder
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 12 (2008) 3, S.249-260 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361307088754
Schlagwörter	Autism; Asperger Syndrome; Inhibition; Probability; Comparative Analysis; Responses; Cognitive Processes; Neurological Impairments; Reaction Time + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Asperger-Syndrom; Hemmung; Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung; Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Neurodegenerative Erkrankung; Reaktionsvermögen
Abstract	The aim of this study was to investigate whether the superior search abilities observed in autism/Asperger's disorder may in part be a consequence of a more pronounced inhibition of return (IOR). Contrary to our prediction, IOR in individuals with autism was comparable to the matched comparison group. However, the autism group committed more false alarm responses than the matched comparison group; this may reflect a possible inhibitory deficit, or suggest that individuals with autism rely more on probabilities to determine their behavioural responses. There was a borderline-significant trend (p = 0.052) to indicate that IOR may be more pronounced in individuals with Asperger's disorder. In contrast to the autism group, the Asperger's disorder group had a pattern of false alarm responses similar to that of the comparison group. The findings further inform Minshew's complex information processing theory which seeks to establish which areas of neuropsychological functioning are preserved and deficit in autism. (Contains 2 figures.) (Author).
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