EXECUTIVE FUNCTION DEFICITS IN HIGH-FUNCTIONING AUTISTIC INDIVIDUALS - RELATIONSHIP TO THEORY OF MIND

被引:1084
作者
OZONOFF, S
PENNINGTON, BF
ROGERS, SJ
机构
[1] UNIV COLORADO,HLTH SCI CTR,DENVER,CO 80262
[2] UNIV DENVER,DENVER,CO 80210
来源
JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY AND ALLIED DISCIPLINES | 1991年 / 32卷 / 07期
关键词
AUTISM; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; THEORY OF MIND;
D O I
10.1111/j.1469-7610.1991.tb00351.x
中图分类号
B844 [发展心理学(人类心理学)];
学科分类号
040202 ;
摘要
A group of high-functioning autistic individuals was compared to a clinical control group matched on VIQ, age, sex and SES. Significant group differences were found on executive function, theory of mind, emotion perception and verbal memory tests, but not on spatial or other control measures. Second-order theory of mind and executive function deficits were widespread among the autistic group, while first-order theory of mind deficits were found in only a subset of the sample. The relationship of executive function and theory of mind deficits to each other, and their primacy to autism, are discussed
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页码:1081 / 1105
页数:25
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