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Reed, Phil; Watts, Helen; Truzoli, Roberto – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2013
Adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have shown deficits in switching between rules governing their behaviour, as have high-functioning children with ASD. However, there are few studies of flexibility in lower-functioning children with ASD. The current study investigated this phenomenon with a group of low-functioning children with ASD…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Children, Comparative Analysis
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Mullane, Jennifer C.; Corkum, Penny V. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2007
The Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST) has frequently been used to assess executive functions in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). We first compared the performance of 15 children with ADHD to 15 children of a control group (age range 6 to 11) on the WCST and then examined the relationship among working memory,…
Descriptors: Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders, Intelligence Quotient, Inhibition