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Executive Dysfunction and Its Relation to Language Ability in Verbal School-Age Children With Autism
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This study examined executive dysfunction and its relation to language ability in verbal school-age children with autism. Participants were 37 children with autism and 31 nonautistic comparison participants who were matched on age and on verbal and nonverbal IQ but not on language ability, which was lower in the autism group. Children with autism exhibited deficits compared to the comparison group across all 3 domains of executive function that were assessed including working memory (Block Span Backward; Isaacs & Vargha-Khadem, 1989), working memory and inhibitory control (NEPSY Knock-Tap; Korkman, Kirk, & Kemp, 1998), and planning (NEPSY Tower; Korkman et al., 1998). Children with autism were less developed than the comparison group in their language skills, but correlational analyses revealed no specific association between language ability and executive performance in the autism group. In contrast, executive performance was positively correlated with language ability in the comparison group. This pattern of findings suggest that executive dysfunction in autism is not directly related to language impairment per se but rather involves an executive failure to use of language for self-regulation.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Joseph, R., McGrath, L., & Tager-Flusberg, H.
- Affiliations
- Boston University (US)
- Venue
- Developmental Neuropsychology
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2005-06-01
- Volume
- 27
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 361-378
- ISSN
- 1532-6942 (ISSN-L)
- 8756-5641
- PMC
- PMC1201456
- OpenAlex
- W2007414792
- Cited by
- 203
- References
- 57
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 5.44
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Developmental Neuropsychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (7r03hd037898-03)
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (P01DC03610, P01DC003610)
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R03 HD 37898)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Child and Animal Learning Development
- Keywords
- executive dysfunction, autism spectrum disorder, language skills, working memory, inhibitory control, planning, self-regulation, language impairment
- MeSH terms
- Autistic Disorder, Child, Cognition Disorders, Female, Humans, Intelligence, Language Disorders, Male, Neuropsychological Tests, Severity of Illness Index, Verbal Behavior
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