Autism spectrum disorders: a meta-analysis of executive function
University of Sydney · Oslo University Hospital
Abstract
Evidence of executive dysfunction in autism spectrum disorders (ASD) across development remains mixed and establishing its role is critical for guiding diagnosis and intervention. The primary objectives of this meta-analysis is to analyse executive function (EF) performance in ASD, the fractionation across EF subdomains, the clinical utility of EF measures and the influence of multiple moderators (for example, age, gender, diagnosis, measure characteristics). The Embase, Medline and PsychINFO databases were searched to identify peer-reviewed studies published since the inclusion of Autism in DSM-III (1980) up to end of June 2016 that compared EF in ASD with neurotypical controls. A random-effects model was…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 21.27
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- 100%
- References
- 47
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8Topics & keywords
- Meta-analysis
- Executive dysfunction
- Neurotypical
- Autism spectrum disorder
- Autism
- Psychology
- Moderation
- Clinical psychology
- Reduced inequalities