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Brief Report: Generalization Weaknesses in Verbally Fluent Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Journal of autism and developmental disorders, v 45(10), pp 3370-3376
01 Oct 2015
PMID: 26031922
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Abstract
Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have difficulty generalizing-i.e., relating new stimuli to past experiences. Few experimental studies have addressed this weakness, despite its impact on intervention effects. In a reanalysis of data (de Marchena et al. Cognition 119(1):96-113, 2011), we tested a novel form of generalization-the ability to transfer a strategy used in one context to a similar context-in verbally fluent youth with ASD and matched typically developing controls. Participants with ASD were subtly less likely to learn from experience; their generalizations were less consistent. Generalization in ASD correlated with receptive vocabulary but not age, suggesting a link to language development. A richer understanding of how to promote generalization in ASD will advance both theory and practice.
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- Title
- Brief Report: Generalization Weaknesses in Verbally Fluent Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Creators
- Ashley B. de Marchena - Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaInge-Marie Eigsti - University of ConnecticutBenjamin E. Yerys - College Station Medical Center
- Publication Details
- Journal of autism and developmental disorders, v 45(10), pp 3370-3376
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Number of pages
- 7
- Grant note
- T32NS007413 / National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS); United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke (NINDS) U54HD086984 / EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD) T32NS007413 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke (NINDS)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- A.J. Drexel Autism Institute; Drexel University
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000361430200028
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84941942205
- Other Identifier
- 991020100187604721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Psychology, Developmental