Time-based and event-based prospective memory in autism spectrum disorder: The roles of executive function and theory of mind, and time-estimation

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1555-1567

  Williams, David ^a   Boucher, Jill ^b   Lind, Sophie ^a   Jarrold, Christopher ^c  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism; Cognitive flexibility; Executive functioning; Prospective memory; Set shifting; Theory of mind; Time perception

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE MEMORY; SCHOOL CHILD; THEORY OF MIND; TIME PERCEPTION;

ASPERGER SYNDROME; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MEMORY, EPISODIC; MOTION PERCEPTION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REFERENCE VALUES; REVERSAL LEARNING; SET (PSYCHOLOGY); THEORY OF MIND; TIME PERCEPTION; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 84879212945     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1703-9     Document Type: Article

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