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Woolard, Alix; Stratton, Elizabeth; Demetriou, Eleni A.; Boulton, Kelsie A.; Pellicano, Elizabeth; Glozier, Nick; Gibbs, Vicki; Rogerson, Nicole; Quinn, Philippa; Hickie, Ian B.; Guastella, Adam J. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
Autistic adults report concerns with social skills and unemployment. Despite anxiety and difficulty with executive cognitive skills being associated with autism, no studies to date have investigated relationships between anxiety or executive cognition with social and work functioning. This study aimed to investigate the associations between…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Adults, Anxiety
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Faja, Susan; Clarkson, Tessa; Gilbert, Rachel; Vaidyanathan, Akshita; Greco, Gabriella; Rueda, M. Rosario; Combita, Lina M.; Driscoll, Kate – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
This randomized, controlled study examined the initial efficacy of an executive function training program for children with autism spectrum disorder. Seventy 7- to 11 year-olds with autism spectrum disorder and intelligence quotients [greater than or equal to]80 were randomly assigned to receive a web-based set of executive function training games…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Executive Function, Training
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Duncan, Amie; Tamm, Leanne; Birnschein, Allison M.; Becker, Stephen P. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2019
Adolescents with autism spectrum disorder frequently experience social communication difficulties, executive functioning deficits, and anxiety and depressive symptoms, which are similar to the symptoms and correlates of sluggish cognitive tempo. Although sluggish cognitive tempo is related to, but distinct from, the inattentive and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Executive Function