TY - JOUR
T1 - Stop and Change
T2 - Inhibition and Flexibility Skills Are Related to Repetitive Behavior in Children and Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders
AU - Mostert-Kerckhoffs, Mandy A L
AU - Staal, Wouter G.
AU - Houben, Renske H.
AU - de Jonge, Maretha V.
PY - 2015/10
Y1 - 2015/10
N2 - Cognitive control dysfunctions, like inhibitory and attentional flexibility deficits are assumed to underlie repetitive behavior in individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). In the present study, prepotent response inhibition and attentional flexibility were examined in 64 high-functioning individuals with ASD and 53 control participants. Performance under different task conditions were tested both in response to visual and auditory information, and requiring a motor or verbal response. Individuals with ASD showed significant more control dysfunctions than typically developing participants on the auditory computer task. Inhibitory control and attentional flexibility predicted RRB in everyday life. Specifically, response inhibition in reaction to visual information and task switching in reaction to auditory information predicted motor and sensory stereotyped behavior.
AB - Cognitive control dysfunctions, like inhibitory and attentional flexibility deficits are assumed to underlie repetitive behavior in individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). In the present study, prepotent response inhibition and attentional flexibility were examined in 64 high-functioning individuals with ASD and 53 control participants. Performance under different task conditions were tested both in response to visual and auditory information, and requiring a motor or verbal response. Individuals with ASD showed significant more control dysfunctions than typically developing participants on the auditory computer task. Inhibitory control and attentional flexibility predicted RRB in everyday life. Specifically, response inhibition in reaction to visual information and task switching in reaction to auditory information predicted motor and sensory stereotyped behavior.
KW - Auditory information
KW - Autism spectrum disorders
KW - Flexibility
KW - Inhibition
KW - Repetitive behaviors
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84930531821&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10803-015-2473-y
DO - 10.1007/s10803-015-2473-y
M3 - Article
C2 - 26043846
AN - SCOPUS:84930531821
SN - 0162-3257
VL - 45
SP - 3148
EP - 3158
JO - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
JF - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
IS - 10
ER -