Cognitive flexibility in autism: How task predictability and sex influence performances.

ABSTRACT: While cognitive flexibility challenges are frequently reported in autistic individuals, inconsistencies in the findings prompt further investigation into the factors influencing this flexibility. We suggest that unique aspects of the predictive brain in autistic individuals might contribute to these challenges, potentially varying by sex. Our study aimed to test these hypotheses by examining cognitive flexibility under different predictability conditions in a sample including a similar number of males and females. We conducted an online study with 263 adults (127 with an autism diagnosis), where participants completed a flexibility task under varying levels of predictability (unpredictable, moderately predictable, and predictable). Our results indicate that as task predictability increases

SUBMITTER: Lacroix A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11826006 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature