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Steele, Shelly D.; Minshew, Nancy J.; Luna, Beatriz; Sweeney, John A. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2007
Previous studies have reported working memory deficits in autism, but this finding has been inconsistent. One possibility is that deficits in this domain may be present only when working memory load exceeds some limited capacity. High-functioning individuals with autism performed the CANTAB computerized test of spatial working memory. Individuals…
Descriptors: Search Strategies, Autism, Memory, Spatial Ability
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Tager-Flusberg, Helen – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2004
Several different methodological approaches that have been used in studying language in children with autism are outlined. In classic studies, children with autism are compared to comparison groups typically matched on age, IQ, or mental age in order to identify which aspects of language are uniquely impaired in autism. Several methodological…
Descriptors: Language Research, Research Methodology, Autism, Children
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Golan, Ofer; Baron-Cohen, Simon; Hill, Jacqueline – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2006
Adults with Asperger Syndrome (AS) can recognise simple emotions and pass basic theory of mind tasks, but have difficulties recognising more complex emotions and mental states. This study describes a new battery of tasks, testing recognition of 20 complex emotions and mental states from faces and voices. The battery was given to males and females…
Descriptors: Asperger Syndrome, Adults, Recognition (Psychology), Psychological Patterns