Rigidity coincides with reduced cognitive control to affective cues in children with autism.

ABSTRACT: The present study tested whether salient affective cues would negatively influence cognitive control in children with and without autism spectrum disorder (ASD). One hundred children aged 6-12 years who were either typically developing or had ASD performed a novel go/no-go task to cues of their interest versus cues of noninterest. Linear mixed-effects (LME) models for hit rate, false alarms, and the sensitivity index d' were used to test for group differences. Caregivers completed the Repetitive Behavior Scale-Revised to test associations between repetitive behaviors and task performance. Children with ASD had reduced cognitive control toward their interests compared with typically developing children. Further, children with ASD showed reduced cognitive control to interests compared

SUBMITTER: Bos DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6617513 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature