Executive Function in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Source: Laboratories of Jonas T. Kaplan and Sarah I. Gimbel—University of Southern California

Attention, working-memory, planning, impulse control, inhibition, and mental flexibility are important components of human cognition that are often referred to as executive functions. Autism spectrum diso...

Autism Spectrum Disorder is characterized by impairments in communication and executive function, with an onset that is often noted during early childhood.

Across normal development, children improve their executive processes, which include: flexibility?adapting thoughts in response to a changing environment; planning?the actions needed to...