1. HFA and ADHD: A direct comparison on state regulation and response inhibition
- Author
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Ruth Raymaekers, Inge Antrop, J. J. van der Meere, Jan Roelf Wiersema, Herbert Roeyers, and Clinical Neuropsychology
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Male ,DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOPATHOLOGY ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Adolescent ,DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER ,CHILDREN ,Neuropsychological Tests ,Audiology ,behavioral disciplines and activities ,Tourette syndrome ,EVENT-RATE ,Developmental psychology ,mental disorders ,Reaction Time ,medicine ,DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW ,Humans ,AUTISM ,Autistic Disorder ,Child ,Problem Solving ,Response inhibition ,TOURETTE-SYNDROME ,EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS ,medicine.disease ,Executive functions ,Comorbidity ,Developmental disorder ,High-functioning autism ,Inhibition, Psychological ,Clinical Psychology ,Neurology ,Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity ,Autism ,Female ,Neurology (clinical) ,SUSTAINED ATTENTION ,Psychology ,BEHAVIOR ,Developmental psychopathology - Abstract
This study examined whether children with high-functioning autism (HFA) are easily overaroused/ activated and whether children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are easily underaroused/ activated. This double dissociation was tested using a go/no-go paradigm with computer-paced fast and slow conditions and a self-paced condition. In the HFA group, a performance decline in the fast condition and slow performance in the self-paced condition were expected. In the ADHD group, a performance decline in the slow condition and fast performance in the self-paced condition were expected. No difference was found between groups for state regulation and response inhibition. Findings are discussed in the light of development, comorbidity, and subtypes.
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- 2007