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Geurts, Hilde M.; Vissers, Marlies E. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2012
Cognitive autism research is mainly focusing on children and young adults even though we know that autism is a life-long disorder and that healthy aging already has a strong impact on cognitive functioning. We compared the neuropsychological profile of 23 individuals with autism and 23 healthy controls (age range 51-83 years). Deficits were…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Autism, Older Adults, Short Term Memory
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Gepner, Bruno; Mestre, Daniel R. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2002
Comparison of children (n=6) with either autism or Asperger syndrome (AS) and children (n=9) with neither condition found overall postural instability was significantly reduced in autistic children compared with both AS and normal children and confirms the existence of a visuo-postural detuning in autistic children. Results suggest a…
Descriptors: Asperger Syndrome, Autism, Children, Clinical Diagnosis
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Courchesne, Eric; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1989
The study investigated two neurophysiologic components of event-related brain potential during auditory and visual target detection tasks with 11 non-retarded autistic children, 9 retarded autistic children, and 16 normal subjects, aged 15-19. Results were consistent with the hypothesis that non-retarded autism involves abnormal attentional and…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Auditory Perception, Autism, Cognitive Processes