Visual Working Memory in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Previous research suggests that individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may experience working memory (WM) problems, but the nature of the underlying disruption remains unknown. A recent study (Bodner et al. 2019) found that young adults with ASD experienced intact WM capacity but disruption...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders Vol. 56; no. 3; pp. 992 - 1003 |
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Springer Nature
Mar2026
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=191886349&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 191886349 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 01623257 AUT jtl: Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders issn: 01623257 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Mar2026 vid: 56 iid: 3 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature place: New York, New York artinfo: ui: 191886349 180420228 191886349 191886349 10.1007/s10803-024-06600-2 191886349 ppf: 992 ppct: 11 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Visual Working Memory in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder. aug: au: Cissne, Mackenzie N. Bellesheim, Katherine R. Cowan, Nelson Christ, Shawn E. affil: https://ror.org/02ymw8z06 Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA sug: subj: Autism Spectrum Disorder In Adolescence Memory Evaluation Attention Evaluation Visual Perception Evaluation Neuropsychological Tests Human Male Female Child Adolescence United States Children with Disabilities Comparative Studies Questionnaires Interviews Funding Source Analysis of Variance Analysis of Covariance Descriptive Statistics Data Analysis Software Scales Sex Factors Task Performance and Analysis Cognition Executive Function Child: 6-12 years Adolescent: 13-18 years Male Female ab: Previous research suggests that individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may experience working memory (WM) problems, but the nature of the underlying disruption remains unknown. A recent study (Bodner et al. 2019) found that young adults with ASD experienced intact WM capacity but disruptions in their ability to efficiently filter and allocate attention. The goal of the present study was to extend this work and evaluate potential disruptions in WM capacity and attentional allocation ability in adolescents with ASD. A sample of 38 adolescents with ASD and 39 adolescents without ASD aged 11–15 years completed a computerized WM task. In brief, participants were shown visual arrays consisting of four or six colored stimuli (circles and squares). After a short delay, memory for one of the stimuli was probed. Importantly, participants were informed beforehand that one of the shapes (e.g., circles) was more likely to be probed compared to the other shape (e.g., squares) – thus making it strategically beneficial to focus primarily on the high frequency shapes. The ASD group demonstrated overall lower WM capacity compared to the non-ASD group. However, no group differences were seen in attentional allocation. There was also no evidence of sex-related differences in WM performance in adolescents with ASD. Taken together with previous findings, the current results suggest that adolescents with ASD show disruptions in WM capacity that are resolved by adulthood. Future longitudinal research is needed to further disentangle the component processes of WM and the developmental trajectories of these components. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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