Executive Functions in Older Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Objective Performance and Subjective Complaints

Autor/inn/en	Davids, Roeliena C.; Groen, Yvonne; Berg, Ina J.; Tucha, Oliver M.; van Balkom, Ingrid D.
Titel	Executive Functions in Older Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Objective Performance and Subjective Complaints
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 46 (2016) 9, S.2859-2873 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-016-2831-4
Schlagwörter	Executive Function; Older Adults; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Autism; Metacognition; Time; Cognitive Tests; Daily Living Skills + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Älterer Erwachsener; Autismus; Meta cognitive ability; Meta-cognition; Metakognitive Fähigkeit; Metakognition; Zeit; Kognitiver Fähigkeitstest; Alltagsfertigkeit
Abstract	Although deficits in Executive Functioning (EF) are reported frequently in young individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), they remain relatively unexplored later in life (>50 years). We studied objective performance on EF measures (Tower of London, Zoo map, phonetic/semantic fluency) as well as subjective complaints (self- and proxy reported BRIEF) in 36 ASD and 36 typically developed individuals (n = 72). High functioning older adults with ASD reported EF-impairments in metacognition, but did not deviate in EF task performance, except for a longer execution time of the Tower of London. The need for additional time to complete daily tasks may contribute to impairments in daily life and may be correlated to a higher level of experienced EF-difficulties in ASD. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01