The Role of Everyday Executive Function in Observed Social Symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Recent research suggests there may be differences in the social presentations of autistic males and females. Camouflaging is believed to account for some of these differences and executive function (EF) may support compensatory social behaviors. As few studies have explored the role of sex and every...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders Vol. 55; no. 7; pp. 2217 - 2228 |
|---|---|
| Autores principales: | , , |
| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
| Publicado: |
Springer Nature
Jul2025
|
| Acceso en línea: | Ver este registro en EBSCOhost |
| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=185941320&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 185941320 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 01623257 AUT jtl: Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders issn: 01623257 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Jul2025 vid: 55 iid: 7 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature place: New York, New York artinfo: ui: 185941320 176982782 185941320 185941320 10.1007/s10803-024-06351-0 185941320 ppf: 2217 ppct: 11 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: The Role of Everyday Executive Function in Observed Social Symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder. aug: au: Burroughs, Christina Muscatello, Rachael A. Corbett, Blythe A. affil: https://ror.org/05dq2gs74 Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1500 21st Avenue South, 37212, Nashville, TN, USA sug: subj: Executive Function Autism Spectrum Disorder Social Behavior Human Male Female Funding Source Child Scales Multiple Regression Dependent Variable Emotional Regulation Cognition Sex Factors Perceptual Masking Social Behavior Disorders Child: 6-12 years Male Female ab: Recent research suggests there may be differences in the social presentations of autistic males and females. Camouflaging is believed to account for some of these differences and executive function (EF) may support compensatory social behaviors. As few studies have explored the role of sex and everyday EF when evaluating specific social difficulties among autistic youth, the present study seeks to address this. The Social Responsiveness Scale-2 (SRS-2) was used to measure types of social difficulties and the Behavioral Rating Inventory of Executive Function-2 (BRIEF-2) served as a measure of everyday EF. Four three-step hierarchical multiple regressions were conducted with SRS-2 social subscales as dependent variables. Autism symptom severity, BRIEF-2 EF Indices (i.e., behavioral, emotional, and cognitive regulation), and sex served as independent variables. Types of EF impairment significantly predicted social symptoms of autism. Behavioral dysregulation predicted all social symptoms assessed, cognitive dysregulation predicted social awareness and communication challenges, and emotion dysregulation predicted social motivation and communication difficulties. Sex significantly predicted social communication and cognition challenges, beyond the contributions of age, IQ, autism severity, and EF impairment. Findings from this study provide evidence for the contribution of EF to observed social symptoms of autism. Results suggest there may be sex-based differences in the relationship between EF and social problems for autistic youth. Implications and future directions are discussed. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
|---|