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Behavioral and neuropsychological evaluation of executive functions in children with autism spectrum disorder in the gulf region
Alsaedi, Rehab H. Carrington, Suzanne Watters, Jim
Alsaedi, Rehab H.
Carrington, Suzanne
Watters, Jim
Abstract
This study examined the executive functioning abilities and development profiles of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The participants were 119 children with ASD and 30 typically developing children (age range: 6–12 years) who were recruited from three Gulf states. The findings revealed executive functioning deficits in the ASD population when compared to the normative data or to those children without ASD. However, not all the forms of executive functioning were found to be impaired. Age-related differences in the patterns of performance on the utilized measures of executive functioning were also identified. The overall findings provide valuable information regarding the different components of the executive functions, which may prove useful in relation to the development of assessment protocols for ASD.
Keywords
executive functions, Autism, gulf, BRIEF-2, CANTAB
Date
2020
Type
Journal article
Journal
Brain Sciences
Book
Volume
10
Issue
2
Page Range
1-21
Article Number
Article 120
ACU Department
School of Education
Faculty of Education and Arts
Faculty of Education and Arts
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Open Access Status
License
CC BY 4.0
File Access
Open