Brief Report: Performance-Based Executive Functioning Abilities Are Associated with Caregiver Report of Adaptive Functioning in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autor/inn/en	Udhnani, Manisha D.; Kenworthy, Lauren; Wallace, Gregory L.; Yerys, Benjamin E.
Titel	Brief Report: Performance-Based Executive Functioning Abilities Are Associated with Caregiver Report of Adaptive Functioning in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 50 (2020) 12, S.4541-4547 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-020-04505-4
Schlagwörter	Executive Function; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Behavior Problems; Short Term Memory; Inhibition; Youth; Spatial Ability; Verbal Communication; Correlation; Communication Skills; Daily Living Skills + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Kurzzeitgedächtnis; Hemmung; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter; Räumliches Vorstellungsvermögen; Korrelation; Kommunikationsstil; Alltagsfertigkeit
Abstract	Executive functioning is thought to contribute to adaptive behavior skills development in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, supporting data are largely based on caregiver reports of executive functioning. The current study evaluated whether performance-based measures of executive functioning (working memory and inhibition) explained unique variance in parent-reported adaptive functioning among youth with ASD without an intellectual disability. Both spatial and verbal working memory were associated with adaptive functioning, particularly communication and daily living skills. Our findings demonstrate a robust relationship between working memory and adaptive functioning that translates across different measurement modalities. This preliminary study highlights that targeting executive functioning may be a critical component of an adaptive function training program. [Additional funding for this research was provided by the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center at Children's National Medical Center and the National Institutes of Health General Clinical Research Center.] (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01