What is it about?
This study compared mental flexibility and set maintenance in individuals with high-functioning autism and typically developing peers using the the computerized Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST).
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Why is it important?
While the group with high-functioning autism generally performed worse than controls, most differences were not statistically significant. However, the participants with high-functioning autism showed a significant deficit in maintaining set, indicating reduced focused attention.
Perspectives
These results indicate that individuals with high-functioning autism may experience challenges related to attention, as also demonstrated by their joint-attention behavior.
Professor Lars Smith
University of Oslo
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This page is a summary of: Brief Report: Cognitive Flexibility and Focused Attention in Children and Adolescents with Asperger Syndrome or High-Functioning Autism as Measured on the Computerized Version of the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, October 2007, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-007-0474-1.
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