BRIEF REPORT: Impaired flexible item selection task (FIST) in school-age children with autism spectrum disorders

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• Alternative Title:
  J Autism Dev Disord
• Description:
  Cognitive flexibility has been measured with inductive reasoning or explicit rule tasks in individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The Flexible Item Selection Task (FIST) differs from previous cognitive flexibility tasks in ASD research by giving children an abstract, ambiguous rule to switch. The ASD group (N = 22; Mean age = 8.28 years, SD = 1.52) achieved a lower shift percentage than the typically developing verbal mental-age control group (N = 22; Mean age = 6.26 years, SD = 0.82). There was a significant positive correlation between verbal mental age and shift percentage for children with ASD. Group differences on the FIST converge and extend prior evidence documenting an impaired ability to adapt rapidly to changes in task demands for individuals with ASD.
• Subjects:
  Child Child Development Child Development Disorders, Pervasive Cognition Female Humans Intelligence Male Neuropsychological Tests Schools
• Source:
  J Autism Dev Disord. 42(9):2013-2020.
• Pubmed ID:
  22271194
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4089358
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  F32 HM081409-01/HM/NCHM CDC HHS/United States ; F32 MH081409/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States ; HD04024/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States ; HD35468/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States ; K23 MH086111/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States ; K23MH086111-02/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States ; L30 HD048361/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States ; P01 HD035468/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States ; P30 HD004024/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States
• Volume:
  42
• Issue:
  9
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:5445ea6ede85900b7d8dcfa2c58b2228ac8763ea03bc64a1806890e249bef053
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/33699/cdc_33699_DS1.pdf
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