Do high functioning autistic individuals treated in a residential setting differ in diveded attention abilities from those treated in an out-patient setting?

• Published in: International Journal of Circumpolar Health
• Main Authors: Bogte, Hans, Flamma, Bert, Van der Meere, Jaap
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2002
• Subjects: Circumpolar Health; International Journal of Circumpolar Health
• 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

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.