Sluggish Cognitive Tempo: An Examination of Clinical Correlates for Adults with Autism

Autor/inn/en	Brewe, Alexis M.; Simmons, Grace Lee; Capriola-Hall, Nicole N.; White, Susan W.
Titel	Sluggish Cognitive Tempo: An Examination of Clinical Correlates for Adults with Autism
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 24 (2020) 6, S.1373-1383 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Brewe, Alexis M.) ORCID (Capriola-Hall, Nicole N.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361319900422
Schlagwörter	Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Cognitive Processes; Behavior Problems; Conceptual Tempo; Executive Function; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Young Adults; Late Adolescents; Depression (Psychology); Anxiety; Correlation; Check Lists; Child Behavior; Intelligence Tests; Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule; Child Behavior Checklist; Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Halbstarker; Angst; Korrelation; Checkliste; Intelligence test; Intelligenztest
Abstract	Adults with autism spectrum disorder often experience co-occurring mental health problems such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity-disorder, as well as impairments in executive function. Sluggish cognitive tempo, a cluster of behaviors including slow processing, daydreaming, and mental fogginess, has been shown to be associated with attention-deficit/hyperactivity-disorder. This study was designed to assess sluggish cognitive tempo in young adults with autism spectrum disorder. Specifically, we sought to establish a preliminary estimate of clinically significant sluggish cognitive tempo symptoms and to better understand its phenomenology and associations with executive function and psychiatric symptoms in the context of autism spectrum disorder. Young adults with autism spectrum disorder (n = 57; age 16-25 years; 84.2% male) completed a laboratory-based executive function task, and parents and participants completed measures of the participants' sluggish cognitive tempo, attention-deficit/hyperactivity-disorder, depression, and anxiety symptoms. Nearly one-third of the sample exhibited clinically impairing levels of sluggish cognitive tempo. Although sluggish cognitive tempo and attention-deficit/hyperactivity-disorder symptoms were significantly correlated, findings suggest the constructs are distinct. Results also suggest that increased sluggish cognitive tempo is related to executive function impairment and depression, but not anxiety symptoms. Considerations for assessment and long-term impacts of sluggish cognitive tempo for adults with autism spectrum disorder are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01