ERIC Number: EJ980379
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Oct
Pages: 11
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Reference Count: 72
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3257
Do Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders Compensate in Naturalistic Prospective Memory Tasks?
Altgassen, Mareike; Koban, Nancy; Kliegel, Matthias
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v42 n10 p2141-2151 Oct 2012
The present study is the first to directly compare event- and time-based prospective memory in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) using a contextual task mirroring real life demands of prospective memory. Twenty-five individuals with ASD and 25 age- and ability-matched controls completed the Dresden Breakfast task which required participants to prepare breakfast following a set of rules and time restrictions. Overall, adults with ASD had less correct time- and event-based prospective memory responses in comparison to controls, which is consistent with previous research in children with ASD. Moreover, ASD participants completed fewer tasks, followed rules less closely, and monitored the elapsing time less closely than controls. Individuals with ASD seem not to be compensating in naturalistic prospective memory tasks.
Descriptors: Memory, Autism, Adults, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Comparative Analysis, Children
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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