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Stanutz, Sandy; Wapnick, Joel; Burack, Jacob A. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2014
Background: Pitch perception is enhanced among persons with autism. We extended this finding to memory for pitch and melody among school-aged children. Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate pitch memory in musically untrained children with autism spectrum disorders, aged 7-13 years, and to compare it to that of age- and…
Descriptors: Autism, Children, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Early Adolescents
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Ozsivadjian, Ann; Knott, Fiona; Magiati, Iliana – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2012
Anxiety disorders are common among children and young people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Despite growing knowledge about the prevalence, phenomenology and treatment of anxiety disorders, relatively little is understood about the nature and impact of anxiety in this group and little is known about autism-specific factors that may have a…
Descriptors: Anxiety Disorders, Incidence, Autism, Focus Groups
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Rinehart, Nicole; Tonge, Bruce; Brereton, Avril; Bradshaw, John – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2010
The aim of the study was to examine the temporal characteristics of information processing in individuals with high-functioning autism and Asperger's disorder using a rapid serial visual presentation paradigm. The results clearly showed that such people demonstrate an attentional blink of similar magnitude to comparison groups. This supports the…
Descriptors: Autism, Asperger Syndrome, Cognitive Processes, Visual Perception
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Rinehart, Nicole J.; Bradshaw, John L.; Moss, Simon A.; Brereton, Avril V.; Tonge, Bruce J. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2001
A study examined the executive functioning, in particular the attentional set-shifting deficits in Australian individuals ages 6-20 with high-functioning autism (n=12) and Asperger's disorder (n=12). Results indicate that individuals with autism had a deficiency in shifting from local to global processing, however, this was not observed in…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Asperger Syndrome, Attention, Autism
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Brent, Ella; Rios, Patricia; Happe, Francesca; Charman, Tony – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2004
Although a number of advanced theory of mind tasks have been developed, there is sparse information on whether performance on different tasks is associated. The study examined the performance of 20 high-functioning 6- to 12-year-old children with autism spectrum disorder and 20 controls on three high-level theory of mind tasks: Strange Stories,…
Descriptors: Autism, Asperger Syndrome, Children, Foreign Countries