title: Working memory in early-school-age children with Asperger's syndrome.
abstract: Using a battery of working memory span tasks and n-back tasks, this study aimed to explore working memory functions in early-school-age children with Asperger's syndrome (AS). Twelve children with AS and 29 healthy children matched on age and IQ were recruited. Results showed: (a) children with AS performed better in digit and word recall tasks, but worse in block recall task and variant-visual-patterns test; (b) children with AS took longer time in most conditions of n-back tasks, and showed larger effects of task load. These findings indicated imbalance of working memory development in AS children: they had advantage in the phonological loop storing, but disadvantage in the visuospatial sketchpad storing, and partial deficit in central executive.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Developmental Psychology and School of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Jifang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Dingguo
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Yinghe
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xiaobing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.forename: Ya
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D020817:Asperger Syndrome / Q000523:psychology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D056344:Executive Function; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008570:Memory, Short-Term; D011939:Mental Recall; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011930:Reaction Time; D014888:Wechsler Scales