Brief Report: Associations Between Cognitive Control Processes and Traits of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Anxiety in Children at Elevated and Typical Familial Likelihood for ASD.
J Autism Dev Disord
; 51(8): 3001-3013, 2021 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-33057859
Shared difficulties with cognitive control may play a role in co-occurring mental health problems frequently observed in autistic children. We investigated how different cognitive control processes (inhibitory control, conflict resolution, cognitive flexibility) associated with traits of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and anxiety in 7-year-old children at elevated (n = 44) and typical (n = 37) familial likelihood for ASD. Poor inhibitory control was associated with higher ADHD traits. Better inhibitory control and poorer cognitive flexibility predicted higher anxiety traits. Cognitive control processes were not associated dimensionally with autistic traits, though better conflict resolution predicted greater likelihood of meeting diagnostic criteria for ASD in categorical analysis. These findings suggest that different cognitive control alterations are associated with ASD, ADHD and anxiety.
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01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Anxiety
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Anxiety Disorders
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Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
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Executive Function
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Autism Spectrum Disorder
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
J Autism Dev Disord
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Country of publication:
United States