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Uono, Shota; Sato, Wataru; Toichi, Motomi – Brain and Cognition, 2009
Although impaired joint attention is one of the core clinical features of pervasive developmental disorder including autistic disorder and Asperger's disorder, experimental studies failed to report its impairment. This discrepancy might be the result of differences between real-life and experimental situations. The present study examined joint…
Descriptors: Cues, Reaction Time, Autism, Asperger Syndrome
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Robinson, Sally; Goddard, Lorna; Dritschel, Barbara; Wisley, Mary; Howlin, Pat – Brain and Cognition, 2009
Executive dysfunction is a characteristic impairment of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). However whether such deficits are related to autism per se, or to associated intellectual disability is unclear. This paper examines executive functions in a group of children with ASD (N = 54, all IQ greater than or equal to 70) in relation…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Mental Retardation, Autism, Intelligence Quotient
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Kemner, C.; van der Geest, J. N.; Verbaten, M. N.; van Engeland, H. – Brain and Cognition, 2007
The looking behavior of children with pervasive developmental disorder (PDD) and age- and IQ-matched normal control children was studied using infrared oculography. Stimuli varying in complexity and topic were presented to test whether children with PDD have specific abnormalities in looking behavior to complex stimuli and/or to faces. All…
Descriptors: Stimuli, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Eye Movements, Control Groups