Comparing Intellectual and Memory Abilities of Older Autistic Adults with Typically Developing Older Adults Using WAIS-IV and WMS-IV

Autor/inn/en	Tse, Venus W. S.; Crabtree, Jason; Islam, Shamsun; Stott, Joshua
Titel	Comparing Intellectual and Memory Abilities of Older Autistic Adults with Typically Developing Older Adults Using WAIS-IV and WMS-IV
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 49 (2019) 10, S.4123-4133 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-019-04122-w
Schlagwörter	Cognitive Ability; Memory; Older Adults; Autism; Cognitive Processes; Short Term Memory; Visual Perception; Aging (Individuals); Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale; Wechsler Memory Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Denkfähigkeit; Gedächtnis; Älterer Erwachsener; Autismus; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Kurzzeitgedächtnis; Visuelle Wahrnehmung; Aging; Altern
Abstract	This study aimed to compare cognitive and memory abilities between older adults with and without autism over the age of 50. Twenty-eight individuals with autism and 29 typically developing (TD) older adults took part in the current study. Participants' cognitive and memory abilities were assessed by WAIS-IV and WMS-IV. Older autistic adults were found to have poorer performance in processing speed and visual working memory, but they performed at a similar level as TD controls in all other domains. Poorer processing speed and visual working memory are also often found to be associated with age-related decline in neurotypical adults. Longitudinal studies are warranted to explore how the combination of ageing and autism affects cognitive functioning in older adults. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01