Research on executive functions under dual-task in children with autism spectrum disorder.

DU Yun-yun; FANG Jian-qun; WEI Jia; MA Xin-rong; ZHANG Zhao-xia; LI Lin-gui.

doi:10.11852/zgetbjzz2016-24-12-04

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Chinese Journal of Child Health Care ›› 2016, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (12) : 1245-1248. DOI: 10.11852/zgetbjzz2016-24-12-04

Research on executive functions under dual-task in children with autism spectrum disorder.

DU Yun-yun¹,FANG Jian-qun²,WEI Jia¹,MA Xin-rong³,ZHANG Zhao-xia²,LI Lin-gui¹.

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Objective To explore the executive function in dual-task situation of children with autism spectrum disorder(ASD),and to find the differences of executive function between ASD and normal children. Methods Working memory cards,mental rotation cards,day-night stroop and hand game tasks were used to perform a functional test of 48 children with ASD.Simultaneously,high and low voice frequency stimulation groups was set up as dual-task test mode.All the data were analyzed by independent sample t-test. Results The task scores of executive function of children with ASD showed no difference between the two groups (P>0.05),but high voice frequency stimulation resulted in more time to complete the tasks for ASD children (P<0.05).There were significant differences of executive function scores and total time between children with ASD and normal children (P<0.05). Conclusions Children with ASD are more sensitive to the simulation of high voice frequency,and sound stimulation may affect children with ASD to complete the executive function tasks.The executive function of children with ASD is significantly weaker than normal children.

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autism spectrum disorder / executive functions / dual-task

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DU Yun-yun,FANG Jian-qun,WEI Jia,MA Xin-rong,ZHANG Zhao-xia,LI Lin-gui.. Research on executive functions under dual-task in children with autism spectrum disorder.[J]. Chinese Journal of Child Health Care. 2016, 24(12): 1245-1248 https://doi.org/10.11852/zgetbjzz2016-24-12-04

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