Supporting Autistic Adults' Episodic Memory Recall in Interviews: The Role of Executive Functions, Theory of Mind, and Language Abilities

Autor/inn/en	Norris, Jade Eloise; Maras, Katie
Titel	Supporting Autistic Adults' Episodic Memory Recall in Interviews: The Role of Executive Functions, Theory of Mind, and Language Abilities
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 26 (2022) 2, S.513-524 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Norris, Jade Eloise) ORCID (Maras, Katie)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/13623613211030772
Schlagwörter	Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Adults; Memory; Executive Function; Theory of Mind; Language Skills; Recall (Psychology); Expressive Language; Predictor Variables; Foreign Countries; Questioning Techniques; Police; Health Services; Employment Interviews; Diagnostic Tests; Observation; United Kingdom (England); Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Gedächtnis; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Abberufung; Prädiktor; Ausland; Befragungstechnik; Fragetechnik; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; Employment interview; Employment interviewing; Einstellungsgespräch; Bewerbungsgespräch; Diagnostic test; Diagnostischer Test; Beobachtung
Abstract	Autistic people have difficulties recalling episodic memories, including retrieving fewer or less specific and detailed memories compared to typically developing people. However, the ability to effectively recall episodic memories is crucial in many real-world contexts, such as the criminal justice system, medical consultations, and employment interviews. Autistic people's episodic memory difficulties are most apparent when open, unsupportive questions are used. The 'Task Support Hypothesis' posits that autistic people can recall as much information as typically developing people with more supportive questioning. Alongside problems retrieving episodic memories, autistic people also experience difficulties with executive functioning, theory of mind, and expressive language. The current study aimed to assess the impact of these abilities on recall in two previous studies by the authors that compared autistic and typically developing adults on recall specificity in police, healthcare, and employment interviews, and recall quality in employment interviews under unsupported and supported questioning. Under unsupported questioning only, autistic adults' episodic autobiographical memory recall specificity was predicted by expressive language, whereas for the typically developing group, only theory of mind was a significant predictor. No other predictors were significant across the study. Implications for the task support hypothesis are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01