Social and executive functioning in individuals with autism spectrum disorder without intellectual disability: The case-control study protocol of the CNeSA study.

ABSTRACT: Several studies suggest that children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often present deficits in executive functions (EFs). The research on cold EF shows a high heterogeneity across different cohorts of patients as well as different study designs, while studies investigating hot EF and their relationship with different ASD phenotypes are still limited and related only to specific domains, although this concept could contribute to clarify the phenotypical variability by explaining the difficulties encountered by individuals with ASD in daily life, where stimuli are often emotionally charged. With the aim to identify specific neuropsychological profiles in children and adolescents with ASD without intellectual disability, we designed a study protocol comparing a clinical s

SUBMITTER: Donno F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11731623 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature