Do high functioning autistic individuals treated in a residential setting differ in diveded attention abilities from those treated in an out-patient setting?
The goal of this current study was to test divided attention abilities of a group adults with autism and normal intellectual functioning, treated in a residential setting versus those treated in an out-patient setting. Both groups were compared with a control group using the Sternberg (1969) reactio...
| Published in: | International Journal of Circumpolar Health |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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2002
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/11370/2661f290-bf15-4164-bb32-503a9ab1220d https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/2661f290-bf15-4164-bb32-503a9ab1220d https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v61i0.17499 https://pure.rug.nl/ws/files/61402763/Do_high_functioning_autistic_individuals_treated_in_a_residential_setting_differ_in_divided_attention_abilities_from_those_treated_in_an_out_patient_setting.pdf |
| Summary: | The goal of this current study was to test divided attention abilities of a group adults with autism and normal intellectual functioning, treated in a residential setting versus those treated in an out-patient setting. Both groups were compared with a control group using the Sternberg (1969) reaction time paradigm. It appeared that the in-patient group suffered from a divided attention deficit compared to a norm group. The patients treated in an out-patient setting scored in between the norm group and the in-patient group. Findings are discussed with respect to the relevance for the day to day clinical practice. |
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