Emotion Perception Mediates the Predictive Relationship between Verbal Ability and Functional Outcome in High-Functioning Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autor/inn/en	Otsuka, Sadao; Uono, Shota; Yoshimura, Sayaka; Zhao, Shuo; Toichi, Motomi
Titel	Emotion Perception Mediates the Predictive Relationship between Verbal Ability and Functional Outcome in High-Functioning Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 47 (2017) 4, S.1166-1182 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Otsuka, Sadao)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-017-3036-1
Schlagwörter	Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Adults; Cognitive Ability; Predictor Variables; Emotional Response; Verbal Ability; Social Cognition; Multiple Regression Analysis; Intelligence Tests; Adjustment (to Environment); Behavior Rating Scales; Eye Movements; Hypothesis Testing; Neuropsychology; Outcomes of Treatment; Interpersonal Competence; Foreign Countries; Abstract Reasoning; Cognitive Tests; Executive Function; Statistical Analysis; Japan; Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale; Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales; Childhood Autism Rating Scale; Embedded Figures Test; Block Design Test; Wisconsin Card Sorting Test; Wechsler Memory Scale; Rey Osterrieth Complex Figure Test + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Denkfähigkeit; Prädiktor; Emotionales Verhalten; Mündliche Leistung; Soziale Kognition; Intelligence test; Intelligenztest; Augenbewegung; Hypothesenprüfung; Hypothesentest; Neuropsychologie; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Ausland; Abstraktes Denken; Denken; Kognitiver Fähigkeitstest; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	The aim of this study was to identify specific cognitive abilities that predict functional outcome in high-functioning adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and to clarify the contribution of those abilities and their relationships. In total, 41 adults with ASD performed cognitive tasks in a broad range of neuro- and social cognitive domains, and information concerning functional outcomes was obtained. Regression analyses revealed that emotion perception and verbal generativity predicted adaptive functioning directly, and the former mediated between the other two. These findings provide the first evidence of a triadic relationship among neuro- and social cognition and functional outcome in this population. Our results suggest that psychosocial interventions targeting these cognitive abilities could benefit social adaptation in adults with ASD. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01