Autobiographical Memory in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: The role of Depressed Mood, Rumination, Working Memory and Theory of Mind

Autor/inn/en	Crane, Laura; Goddard, Lorna; Pring, Linda
Titel	Autobiographical Memory in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: The role of Depressed Mood, Rumination, Working Memory and Theory of Mind
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 17 (2013) 2, S.205-219 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361311418690
Schlagwörter	Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Autism; Autobiographies; Adults; Depression (Psychology); Comparative Analysis; Theory of Mind; Correlation; Psychological Patterns; Short Term Memory; Foreign Countries; Cues; Intelligence Quotient; United Kingdom; Beck Depression Inventory; Wechsler Memory Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Autobiography; Autobiografie; Autobiographie; Korrelation; Kurzzeitgedächtnis; Ausland; Stichwort; Intelligenzquotient; Großbritannien
Abstract	Autobiographical memory difficulties have been widely reported in adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The aim of the current study was to explore the potential correlates of autobiographical memory performance (including depressed mood, rumination, working memory and theory of mind) in adults with ASD, relative to a group of typical adults matched for age, gender and IQ. Results demonstrated that the adults with ASD reported higher levels of depressed mood and rumination than the typical adults, and also received lower scores on measures of theory of mind and working memory. Correlational analysis suggested that theory of mind and working memory were associated with autobiographical memory performance in the adults with ASD, but no significant relationships were observed between autobiographical memory, depressed mood and rumination in this group. To explore these patterns further, two cases of adults with a dual diagnosis of ASD and depression are discussed. These participants present a profile in line with the idea that depressed mood and rumination do not have the same influence on autobiographical memory in adults with ASD as they do in typical adults. (Contains 2 tables,1 figure, and 1 note.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10