Inhibitory Control in Male and Female Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

The present study examined potential sex- and age-related differences in inhibitory control in adolescents with and without ASD. A computerized flanker visual filtering task and a go/no-go task were used to assess the ability to resist interference from visual distractors (RIVD) and prepotent respon...

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Published in:	Developmental neuropsychology Vol. 47; no. 8; pp. 369 - 383
Main Authors:	Cissne, Mackenzie N., Bellesheim, Katherine R., Christ, Shawn E.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Routledge 01-11-2022 Psychology Press
Subjects:	Adolescent Adolescents Age Autism Autism Spectrum Disorder Female Go/no-go discrimination learning Humans Male Sex Sex differences
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Summary:	The present study examined potential sex- and age-related differences in inhibitory control in adolescents with and without ASD. A computerized flanker visual filtering task and a go/no-go task were used to assess the ability to resist interference from visual distractors (RIVD) and prepotent response inhibition, respectively. Overall, the ASD and non-ASD groups performed comparably on both tasks and no sex-related differences or interactions (group-by-sex) were apparent. Consistent with past research, however, we did observe a significant age-related improvement in RIVD performance among the ASD group (but not the non-ASD group).
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ISSN:	8756-5641 1532-6942
DOI:	10.1080/87565641.2022.2154770