Diminished time-based, but undiminished event-based, prospective memory among intellectually high-functioning adults with autism spectrum disorder: Relation to working memory ability

Neuropsychology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 30-42

  Williams, David M ^a,d   Jarrold, Christopher ^b   Grainger, Catherine ^b,c   Lind, Sophie E ^b,d  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism; Complex span; Prospective memory; Short term memory (STM); Working memory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE MEMORY; SELF REPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MEMORY, EPISODIC; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84891486194     PISSN: 08944105     EISSN: 19311559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/neu0000008     Document Type: Article

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