Brief Report: Executive Functioning in Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Gender Comparison of Response Inhibition

Lemon, Janine M.; Gargaro, Belinda; Enticott, Peter G.; Rinehart, Nicole J.

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Brief Report: Executive Functioning in Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Gender Comparison of Response Inhibition

Lemon, Janine M., Gargaro, Belinda, Enticott, Peter G., Rinehart, Nicole J.·2011·Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

DOI 10.1007/s10803-010-1039-2

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Although autism spectrum disorders (ASD) affect more males than females, it is not clear whether neurobehavioural correlates of ASD are equivalent across genders. This study examined gender differences in neurobehavioural functioning in boys and girls with ASD. Participants were males with ASD (n = 10), females with ASD (n = 13), typically developing males (n = 8), and typically developing females (n = 14). Each completed the stop task, a common measure of response inhibition. Females with ASD demonstrated a significant increase in stopping time (indicating poorer inhibition). By contrast, no response inhibition impairments were evident among males with ASD. Females with ASD may have a different neurobehavioural profile, and therefore different clinical needs, when compared with males with ASD.

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Earlier findings in ASD have been mixed, with reports of both longer SSRT and no difference in SSRT.
“Earlier findings in ASD have been mixed, with reports of both longer SSRT (Geurts et al., 2004; Lemon et al., 2011) and no difference in SSRT (Adams and Jarrold, 2012; Chantiluke et al., 2015; Ozonoff and Strayer, 1997; Schmitt et al., 2017).”
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Authors: Lemon, J. M., Gargaro, B., Enticott, P. G., & Rinehart, N. J.
Affiliations: Monash University (AU)
The Alfred Hospital (AU)
Corresponding author: Rinehart, Nicole J.
ORCID: Enticott, Peter G.
Rinehart, Nicole J.
Venue: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2010-05-27
Volume: 41
Issue: 3
Pages: 352-356
ISSN: 0162-3257 (ISSN-L)
1573-3432
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-010-1039-2
OpenAlex: W1968524151
Cited by: 105
References: 36
Citations by year: 2026: 5 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 9 · 2014: 10 · 2013: 10 · 2012: 8
FWCI: 4.07
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
Keywords: autism spectrum disorder, gender differences, response inhibition, executive function, stop-signal task, sex differences in autism
MeSH terms: Adolescent, Analysis of Variance, Attention, Child, Child Development, Child Development Disorders, Pervasive, Female, Humans, Inhibition, Psychological, Male, Neuropsychological Tests, Reaction Time, Sex Characteristics, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Executive Function

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