Brief Report: Executive Function as a Predictor of Academic Achievement in School-Aged Children with ASD
| Title: | Brief Report: Executive Function as a Predictor of Academic Achievement in School-Aged Children with ASD |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | St. John, Tanya, Dawson, Geraldine, Estes, Annette (ORCID |
| Source: | Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Jan 2018 48(1):276-283. |
| Availability: | Springer. 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-348-4505; e-mail: service-ny@springer.com; Web site: http://www.springerlink.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 8 |
| Publication Date: | 2018 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (NIH) National Institute of Mental Health (DHHS/NIH) |
| Contract Number: | U19HD34565 P50HD066782 R01HD55741 U54MH066399 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Executive Function, Academic Achievement, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Children, Longitudinal Studies, Mathematics Achievement, Reading Achievement, Spelling |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10803-017-3296-9 |
| ISSN: | 0162-3257 |
| Abstract: | The contributions of Executive Function (EF) to academic achievement in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are not well understood. Academic achievement and its association with EF is described in 32, 9-year-old children with ASD. EF at age 6 and 9, and academic achievement at age 9 were assessed as part of a larger longitudinal study. Better performance on a Spatial Reversal task but not A-not-B with Invisible Displacement at age 6 was associated with better math achievement at age 9. No relationship was found between these EF measures at age 6 and reading or spelling achievement at age 9. Future studies are needed to explore whether improving early EF skills can increase math achievement in children with ASD. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 44 |
| Entry Date: | 2018 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1166023 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| ISSN: | 0162-3257 |
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| DOI: | 10.1007/s10803-017-3296-9 |
| Published in: | Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders |
| Language: | English |