Elderly with Autism: Executive Functions and Memory

Geurts, Hilde M.; Vissers, Marlies E.

doi:10.1007/s10803-011-1291-0

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“…Apparently, the general cognitive capacities of elderly people with ASD are relatively intact. If older individuals are still impaired in their theory of mind, executive dysfunction and central coherence, which is currently under debate [8], this would hardly seem to influence their intelligence profiles. This supports the hypothesis, postulated by [10], that people with ASD continue to develop skills throughout their life, which helps them to compensate for their impairments.…”

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“…Based on these theoretical assumptions and the findings of [8], it appears most likely that aging in people with autism is the same as in typical individuals in some cognitive domains, while in other cognitive domains different aging patterns are shown. With regard to further research into cognitive profiles of elderly persons with ASD, it is worth noting that the study of [8] does suffer some limitations. For example, no clinical interviews were used in the diagnostic process and the number of participants older than 60 years of age was relatively small.…”

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“…It has also been hypothesized that the larger brain volume, which has been suggested in autism, may be a protective factor for age-related brain changes [5,25]. Based on these theoretical assumptions and the findings of [8], it appears most likely that aging in people with autism is the same as in typical individuals in some cognitive domains, while in other cognitive domains different aging patterns are shown. With regard to further research into cognitive profiles of elderly persons with ASD, it is worth noting that the study of [8] does suffer some limitations.…”

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“…However, in these two studies, almost all individuals had a below average intelligence and they did not examine elderly persons with ASD. In fact, only one paper exists in which cognitive characteristics of elderly adults with ASD were examined [8]. The authors compared 23 individuals with high functioning autism with 23 healthy controls on executive functioning and memory.…”

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The intellectual profiles of high functioning elderly persons with an autism spectrum disorder

Spek¹,

Ham²,

Geven³

2017

J Autism

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Research into the cognitive profiles of older adults with ASD is limited. We know little about how aging affects individuals with ASD and how this influences their needs. The present study is the first to examine intelligence profiles in older adults with ASD. WAIS-III performance of 23 elderly with ASD and 23 neurotypical older persons was examined. The two groups were matched on age and level of education. Results showed highly similar intelligence profiles, with the exception of processing speed index, on which the older adults with ASD performed weaker than the neurotypical control group. This was caused by impairment on the subscale Digit symbol-coding, which was hypothesized to be due to a local information processing style and problems in set shifting.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 93%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 95%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The intellectual profiles of high functioning elderly persons with an autism spectrum disorder

Spek¹,

Ham²,

Geven³

2017

J Autism

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“…En relación a los correlatos neurobiológicos de los TEA, la investigación documenta alteraciones estructurales y funcionales asociadas a los mismos, no existiendo apenas información sobre aspectos evolutivos, como los cambios en la anatomía o en el funcionamiento neurocognitivo atribuibles al desarrollo o a los procesos de envejecimiento en esta población (Geurts y Vissers, 2012).…”

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Bienestar físico, dimensión clave de la calidad de vida en las personas con autismo

Gómez¹,

Anuncibay²,

Fernández³

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Revista INFAD de Psicología

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A partir del modelo multidimensional de calidad de vida, propuesto por Schalock y Verdugo (2003), se enmarca el proyecto Red para la Calidad de Vida, liderado por Autismo España, cuyo objetivo es determinar las condiciones que favorecen la calidad de vida en personas con Trastorno del Espectro del Autismo para orientar el desarrollo de los servicios de apoyo. Se parte del análisis de cada dimensión de la calidad de vida, desde la perspectiva directa de las personas con TEA, familias y profesionales. Este trabajo se centra en el bienestar físico como dimensión clave de la calidad de vida. La muestra quedó constituida por 276 personas pertenecientes a diferentes localidades de España. Se utilizó un diseño transversal empleando una metodología mixta de recogida de información. Se aplicaron varios cuestionarios validados; Cuestionario de Calidad de Vida en la Infancia (Sabeh, Verdugo, Prieto y Contini, 2009); Cuestionario de evaluación de la Calidad de Vida de Alumnos Adolescentes (Gómez-Vela y Verdugo, 2009), Cuestionario ISMAP- Mapa de Importancia y Satisfacción- (The Council on Quality and Leadership, 1997). La información de familias y profesionales se obtuvo a través de grupos de discusión y cuestionarios sobre cada uno de los factores de las distintas dimensiones. Se realiza una codificación y análisis cualitativo de las respuestas. Los resultados proporcionan una descripción estratégica de las condiciones que favorecen la calidad de vida, objetiva y subjetiva, de las personas con TEA, así como orientaciones prácticas para aplicar el modelo de calidad de vida en el ámbito del autismo, relacionado especialmente con la actividad física. Las familias y profesionales consideran la actividad física como un factor importante en la calidad de vida, así como motivo de salud, disfrute y socialización. Este proyecto se constituye como la primera investigación de amplio alcance sobre Calidad de Vida y TEA en España.

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Patterns of Nonsocial and Social Cognitive Functioning in Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorder

2019

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IMPORTANCE Many studies have investigated impairments in cognitive domains in adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Yet, to date, a comprehensive overview on the patterns of cognitive functioning is lacking.OBJECTIVE To provide an overview of nonsocial and social cognitive functioning in various domains in adults with ASD, allowing for comparison of the severity of deficits between different domains. DATA SOURCES A literature search performed in an academic medical setting was conducted using PubMed, PsycINFO, Embase, and Medline databases with the combination of the following free-text and Medical Subject Headings where applicable: [cogniti* OR neurocogniti* OR neuropsycholog* OR executive function* OR IQ OR intelligence quotient OR social cognition OR emotion perception OR affect perception OR emotion recognition OR attribution OR ToM OR mentalising OR mentalizing OR prosody OR social knowledge OR mind reading OR social cue OR social judgment] AND [autis* OR ASD OR Asperger OR Asperger's OR PDD OR pervasive developmental disorder]. The search was further limited to studies published between 1980 (first inclusion of autism diagnosis in the DSM-III) and July 2018.STUDY SELECTION Studies included were published as a primary peer-reviewed research article in English, included individuals with ASD 16 years or older, and assessed at least 1 domain of neurocognitive functioning or social cognition using standard measures.DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS Of 9892 articles identified and screened, 75 met the inclusion criteria for the systematic review and meta-analysis.MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Hedges g effect sizes were computed, and random-effects models were used for all analyses. Moderators of between-study variability in effect sizes were assessed using meta-regressions. RESULTSThe systematic review and meta-analysis included 75 studies, with a combined sample of 3361 individuals with ASD (mean [SD] age, 32.0 [9.3] years; 75.9% male) and 5344 neurotypical adults (mean [SD] age, 32.3 [9.1] years; 70.1% male). Adults with ASD showed large impairments in theory of mind (g = −1.09; 95% CI, −1.25 to −0.92; number of studies = 39) and emotion perception and processing (g = −0.80; 95% CI, −1.04 to −0.55; n = 18), followed by medium impairments in processing speed (g = −0.61; 95% CI, −0.83 to −0.38; n = 21) and verbal learning and memory (g = −0.55; 95% CI, −0.86 to −0.25; n = 12). The least altered cognitive domains were attention and vigilance (g = −0.30; 95% CI, −0.81 to 0.21; n = 5) and working memory (g = −0.23; 95% CI, −0.47 to 0.01; n = 19). Meta-regressions confirmed robustness of the results. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCEResults of this systematic review and meta-analysis suggest that adults with ASD show impairments in social cognitive domains and in specific nonsocial cognitive domains. These findings contribute to the understanding of the patterns of cognitive functioning in adults with ASD and may assist in the identification of targets for cognitive interventions.

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Elderly with Autism: Executive Functions and Memory

Cited by 144 publications

References 80 publications

The intellectual profiles of high functioning elderly persons with an autism spectrum disorder

The intellectual profiles of high functioning elderly persons with an autism spectrum disorder

Bienestar físico, dimensión clave de la calidad de vida en las personas con autismo

Patterns of Nonsocial and Social Cognitive Functioning in Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorder

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