Face Memory and Object Recognition in Children with High-Functioning Autism or Asperger Syndrome and in Their Parents

Autor/inn/en	Kuusikko-Gauffin, Sanna; Jansson-Verkasalo, Eira; Carter, Alice; Pollock-Wurman, Rachel; Jussila, Katja; Mattila, Marja-Leena; Rahko, Jukka; Ebeling, Hanna; Pauls, David; Moilanen, Irma
Titel	Face Memory and Object Recognition in Children with High-Functioning Autism or Asperger Syndrome and in Their Parents
Quelle	In: Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 5 (2011) 1, S.622-628 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1750-9467
DOI	10.1016/j.rasd.2010.07.007
Schlagwörter	Autism; Asperger Syndrome; Social Cognition; Parents; Memory; Recognition (Psychology); Genetic Disorders; Visual Perception; Neurological Impairments; Children; Age Differences; Adolescents + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Asperger-Syndrom; Soziale Kognition; Eltern; Gedächtnis; Recognition; Wiedererkennen; Visuelle Wahrnehmung; Neurodegenerative Erkrankung; Child; Kind; Kinder; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher
Abstract	Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) have reported to have impairments in face, recognition and face memory, but intact object recognition and object memory. Potential abnormalities, in these fields at the family level of high-functioning children with ASD remains understudied despite, the ever-mounting evidence that ASDs are genetic and highly heritable disorders. Recent studies indicate also that face perception is heritability ability, thus impairments in facial memory may be, inherited from parents with or without ASD symptoms. We studied 45 high-functioning children with, ASD (M = 11.5 years) and 26 of their parents as well as 70 control community children (M = 12.4 years), and 73 of their parents. Three subtests of the Developmental Neuropsychological Evaluation (NEPSY), were administered. Results indicate that younger children with ASD (less than 11.9 years old) had poorer, facial memory than their control counterparts and that the facial memory improves with age in, children with ASD. Adolescents with ASD (greater than 11.9 years) performed better than their community, counterparts in visual object recognition. Parents of children with ASD share weakness in facial, memory ability and strength in visual object recognition with their children. Thus, families with, HFA/AS may benefit interventions of social cognition and attentional strategy. (Contains 3 tables and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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