Memory and the Self in Autism: A Review and Theoretical Framework

Autor/in	Lind, Sophie E.
Titel	Memory and the Self in Autism: A Review and Theoretical Framework
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 14 (2010) 5, S.430-456 (27 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361309358700
Schlagwörter	Semantics; Autism; Memory; Psychology; Models; Mental Retardation; Disabilities; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Communication Disorders; Social Problems; Self Concept; Cues; Autobiographies + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Semantik; Autismus; Gedächtnis; Psychologie; Analogiemodell; Geistige Behinderung; Handicap; Behinderung; Kommunikationsstörung; Social problem; Soziales Problem; Selbstkonzept; Stichwort; Autobiography; Autobiografie; Autobiographie
Abstract	This article reviews research on (a) autobiographical episodic and semantic memory, (b) the self-reference effect, (c) memory for the actions of self versus other (the self-enactment effect), and (d) non-autobiographical episodic memory in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and provides a theoretical framework to account for the bidirectional relationship between memory and the self in ASD. It is argued that individuals with ASD have diminished psychological self-knowledge (as a consequence of diagnostic social and communication impairments), alongside intact physical self-knowledge, resulting in an under-elaborated self-concept. Consequently, individuals with ASD show impaired autobiographical episodic memory and a reduced self-reference effect (which may each rely on psychological aspects of the self-concept) but do not show specific impairments in memory for their own rather than others' actions (which may rely on physical aspects of the self-concept). However, it is also argued that memory impairments in ASD (e.g., in non-autobiographical episodic memory) may not be entirely accounted for in terms of self-related processes. Other factors, such as deficits in memory binding, may also play a role. Finally, it is argued that deficits in autobiographical episodic memory and future thinking may result in a diminished temporally extended self-concept in ASD. (Contains 3 notes.) (As Provided).
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