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Brief Report: Associations Between Cognitive Control Processes and Traits of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Anxiety in Children at Elevated and Typical Familial Likelihood for ASD.
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Journal of autism and developmental disorders [J Autism Dev Disord] 2021 Aug; Vol. 51 (8), pp. 3001-3013. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Oct 15. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Shared difficulties with cognitive control may play a role in co-occurring mental health problems frequently observed in autistic children. We investigated how different cognitive control processes (inhibitory control, conflict resolution, cognitive flexibility) associated with traits of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and anxiety in 7-year-old children at elevated (n = 44) and typical (n = 37) familial likelihood for ASD. Poor inhibitory control was associated with higher ADHD traits. Better inhibitory control and poorer cognitive flexibility predicted higher anxiety traits. Cognitive control processes were not associated dimensionally with autistic traits, though better conflict resolution predicted greater likelihood of meeting diagnostic criteria for ASD in categorical analysis. These findings suggest that different cognitive control alterations are associated with ASD, ADHD and anxiety.
- Subjects :
- Anxiety complications
Anxiety Disorders complications
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity complications
Autism Spectrum Disorder complications
Child
Cognition
Female
Humans
Male
Risk Factors
Anxiety psychology
Anxiety Disorders psychology
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity psychology
Autism Spectrum Disorder psychology
Executive Function physiology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1573-3432
- Volume :
- 51
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of autism and developmental disorders
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 33057859
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04732-9