Brief Report: Cognitive Flexibility and Focused Attention in Children and Adolescents with Asperger Syndrome or High-Functioning Autism as Measured on the Computerized Version of the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test |
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Authors: | Nils Kaland Lars Smith Erik Lykke Mortensen |
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Institution: | Faculty of Social Science, Lillehammer University College, Gudbrandsdalsvegen 350, Lillehammer 2624, Norway. nils@kaland.net |
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Abstract: | The aim of the present study was to assess mental flexibility and set maintenance of a group of individuals with Asperger syndrome (AS) or high-functioning autism (HFA) (N = 13; mean age 16,4), as compared with a matched group of typically developing children and adolescents (N = 13; mean age 15,6) on the computerized version of the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST). The participants in the AS/HFA group performed less well than the controls on all categories of the WCST, but the differences did not reach conventional statistical significance on most categories of the WCST. On the category failure to maintain set, however, the AS/HFA participants performed significantly less well than the controls, suggesting a deficit of focused attention. |
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Keywords: | Asperger syndrome High-functioning autism Executive function Wisconsin Card Sorting Test Attention problems |
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