title: A Meta-Analysis and Critical Review of Prospective Memory in Autism Spectrum Disorder.
abstract: Prospective memory (PM) is the ability to remember to carry out a planned intention at an appropriate moment in the future. Research on PM in ASD has produced mixed results. We aimed to establish the extent to which two types of PM (event-based/time-based) are impaired in ASD. In part 1, a meta-analysis of all existing studies indicates a large impairment of time-based, but only a small impairment of event-based PM in ASD. In Part 2, a critical review concludes that time-based PM appears diminished in ASD, in line with the meta-analysis, but that caution should be taken when interpreting event-based PM findings, given potential methodological limitations of several studies. Clinical implications and directions for future research are discussed.
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, Keynes College, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NP, UK. J.Landsiedel@kent.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Julia
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-8314-5947
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Landsiedel
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, Keynes College, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NP, UK.
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, Keynes College, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NP, UK.
authors.forename: Kirsten
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Abbot-Smith
mesh_terms: D000067877:Autism Spectrum Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D061212:Memory, Episodic; D013997:Time Factors
keywords: Autism spectrum disorder; Event-based prospective memory; Executive functioning; Memory; Meta-analysis; Review; Time-based prospective memory