| Literature DB >> 20300817 |
Desirée A Wilkinson1, Catherine A Best, Nancy J Minshew, Mark S Strauss.
Abstract
Little is known regarding metacognition in individuals with autism. Specifically, it is unclear how individuals with autism think about their own mental states. The current study assessed memory awareness during a facial recognition task. High-functioning children (M = 13.1 years, n = 18) and adults (M = 27.5 years, n = 16) with autism matched with typically developing children (M = 14.3 years, n = 13) and adults (M = 26.9 years, n = 15) were tested. Children with autism demonstrated less accurate memory awareness for faces and less reliable differentiation between their confidence ratings compared to typically developing children. Subtle impairments in memory awareness for faces were also evident in adults with autism. Results indicate that broader metacognitive deficits may exist in individuals with autism, possibly contributing to other known impairments.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20300817 PMCID: PMC3050057 DOI: 10.1007/s10803-010-0995-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Autism Dev Disord ISSN: 0162-3257