Formal Thought Disorder and Executive Functioning in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Old Leads and New Avenues
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| Title: | Formal Thought Disorder and Executive Functioning in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Old Leads and New Avenues |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Ziermans, Tim (ORCID |
| Source: | Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Jun 2017 47(6):1756-1768. |
| Availability: | Springer. 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-348-4505; e-mail: service-ny@springer.com; Web site: http://www.springerlink.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 13 |
| Publication Date: | 2017 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Children, Thinking Skills, Cognitive Processes, Executive Function, Comparative Analysis, Short Term Memory, Verbal Ability, Correlation, Foreign Countries, Intelligence Tests, Language Tests, Statistical Analysis |
| Geographic Terms: | Netherlands |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Block Design Test, Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10803-017-3104-6 |
| ISSN: | 0162-3257 |
| Abstract: | Formal thought disorder (FTD) is a disruption in the flow of thought and a common feature in psychotic disorders and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Executive dysfunction has often been associated with FTD, yet for ASD convincing evidence is lacking. This study investigated FTD and three core executive functions in 50 young children and adolescents with high-functioning ASD and 56 matched controls. Higher overall levels of FTD marked ASD compared to controls. Furthermore, in ASD decreased performance on verbal working memory was correlated with increased FTD ratings and explained a significant amount of variance of objective and subjective FTD. Verbal working memory is currently the most promising target executive function for understanding the development of idiosyncratic thought disorders in ASD. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 71 |
| Entry Date: | 2017 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1141278 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Formal thought disorder (FTD) is a disruption in the flow of thought and a common feature in psychotic disorders and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Executive dysfunction has often been associated with FTD, yet for ASD convincing evidence is lacking. This study investigated FTD and three core executive functions in 50 young children and adolescents with high-functioning ASD and 56 matched controls. Higher overall levels of FTD marked ASD compared to controls. Furthermore, in ASD decreased performance on verbal working memory was correlated with increased FTD ratings and explained a significant amount of variance of objective and subjective FTD. Verbal working memory is currently the most promising target executive function for understanding the development of idiosyncratic thought disorders in ASD. |
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| ISSN: | 0162-3257 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10803-017-3104-6 |
