Executive Functions in Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Revision

Authors

  • Fernanda Rasch Czermainski Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
  • Cleonice Alves Bosa Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
  • Jerusa Fumagalli de Salles Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Keywords:

Autism, Autism spectrum disorder, Executive functions, Neuropsychological assessment, Cognition.

Abstract

This study consists of a systematic review of publications between 2001 and 2011, involving neuropsychological assessment of executive functions in children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Based on the inclusion criteria of this research, nine studies were found, using the terms neuropsychology and executive functions, combined with autism, in LILACS, PubMed and PsycINFO databases. The reviewed publications analysis showed a dysexecutive function tendency in ASD, involving components of inhibition, planning, mental flexibility, verbal fluency and working memory. In conclusion, it was found that preserved and dysfunctional executive components have been reported in ASD, corroborating previous studies that indicated a typical and atypical developmental progression of executive functioning in this condition.

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Author Biographies

Fernanda Rasch Czermainski, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Psicóloga formada pela PUCRS. Mestre e Doutoranda em Psicologia pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul –UFRGS.

Cleonice Alves Bosa, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Psicóloga. Doutora em Psicologia. Professora Adjunta do Departamento de Psicologia do Desenvolvimento e da Personalidade, Instituto de Psicologia, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS. Coordenadora do núcleo integrado de estudos e pesquisa em Transtornos do Desenvolvimento (NIEPED).

Jerusa Fumagalli de Salles, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Fonoaudióloga, Doutora em Psicologia, Professora Adjunta do Departamento de Psicologia do Desenvolvimento e da Personalidade, Instituto de Psicologia, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS, Coordenadora do núcleo de estudos em Neuropsicologia Cognitiva – NEUROCOG.

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Published

2014-02-11

How to Cite

Czermainski, F. R., Bosa, C. A., & Salles, J. F. de. (2014). Executive Functions in Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Revision. Psico, 44(4), 518–525. Retrieved from https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/revistapsico/article/view/11878

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Vol. 44 No. 4 (2013)

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