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Russell-Smith, Suzanna N.; Comerford, Bronwynn J. E.; Maybery, Murray T.; Whitehouse, Andrew J. O. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2014
This study investigated the involvement of inner speech limitations in the executive dysfunction associated with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). Seventeen children with ASD and 18 controls, statistically-matched in age and IQ, performed a computer-based card sorting test (CST) to assess cognitive flexibility under four conditions: baseline, with…
Descriptors: Inner Speech (Subvocal), Executive Function, Children, Autism
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Lidstone, Jane S. M.; Fernyhough, Charles; Meins, Elizabeth; Whitehouse, Andrew J. O. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2009
We present a new analysis of Whitehouse, Maybery, and Durkin's (2006, Experiment 3) data on inner speech in children with autism (CWA). Because inner speech development is thought to depend on linguistically mediated social interaction, we hypothesized that children with both autism and a nonverbal greater than verbal (NV greater than V) skills…
Descriptors: Inner Speech (Subvocal), Autism, Interpersonal Relationship, Interaction
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Whitehouse, Andrew J. O.; Maybery, Murray T.; Durkin, Kevin – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2006
Background: Three experiments investigated the role of inner speech deficit in cognitive performances of children with autism. Methods: Experiment 1 compared children with autism with ability-matched controls on a verbal recall task presenting pictures and words. Experiment 2 used pictures for which the typical names were either single syllable or…
Descriptors: Inner Speech (Subvocal), Speech Impairments, Autism, Cognitive Processes