Supporting autistic adults' episodic memory recall in interviews: The role of executive functions, theory of mind, and language abilities.

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Autistic people have difficulties recalling episodic memories (memories of specific events) compared to typically developing people. However, being able to effectively recall such memories is important in many real-world situations, for example, in police interviews, during medical consultations, and in employment interviews. Autistic people's episodic memory difficulties are most noticeable when they are responding to open, unsupportive questions. However, the 'Task Support Hypothesis' indicates that autistic people are able to recall as much information as typically developing people, as long as they are asked more supportive questions. Autistic people also experience difficulties with executive functioning (cognitive abilities which allow us to plan, hold inf

SUBMITTER: Norris JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8814938 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature