'Everyday memory' impairments in autism spectrum disorders.
'Everyday memory' is conceptualised as memory within the context of day-to-day life and, despite its functional relevance, has been little studied in individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). In the first study of its kind, 94 adolescents with an ASD and 55 without an ASD completed measures of everyday memory from the Rivermead Behavioural Memory Test (RBMT) and a standard word recall task (Children's Auditory Verbal Learning Test-2: CAVLT-2). The ASD group showed significant impairments on the RBMT, including in prospective memory, alongside impaired performance on the CAVLT-2. Social and communication ability was significantly associated with prospective remembering in an everyday memory context but not with the CAVLT-2. The complex nature of everyday memory and its relevance to ASD is discussed.
Jones
Catherine R G
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Centre for Research in Autism and Education, Department of Psychology and Human Development, Institute of Education, London, WC1H 0AL, UK. c.jones@ioe.ac.uk
Happé
Francesca
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Pickles
Andrew
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Marsden
Anita J S
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Tregay
Jenifer
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Baird
Gillian
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Simonoff
Emily
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Charman
Tony
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002659:Child Development Disorders, Pervasive / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D011939:Mental Recall; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests