Executive function in autism spectrum disorder: history, theoretical models, empirical findings, and potential as an endophenotype

EA Demetriou, MM DeMayo, AJ Guastella - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2019 - frontiersin.org
This review presents an outline of executive function (EF) and its application to autism
spectrum disorder (ASD). The development of the EF construct, theoretical models of EF …

Non-pharmacological interventions for cognitive difficulties in ADHD: A systematic review and meta-analysis

B Lambez, A Harwood-Gross, EZ Golumbic… - Journal of psychiatric …, 2020 - Elsevier
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most common neurodevelopmental
disorder in children and is associated with significant risk of educational failure …

Practitioner review: Do performance‐based measures and ratings of executive function assess the same construct?

ME Toplak, RF West… - Journal of child psychology …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Both performance‐based and rating measures are commonly used to index
executive function in clinical and neuropsychological assessments. They are intended to …

Autistic traits below the clinical threshold: re-examining the broader autism phenotype in the 21st century

E Sucksmith, I Roth, RA Hoekstra - Neuropsychology review, 2011 - Springer
Diagnosis, intervention and support for people with autism can be assisted by research into
the aetiology of the condition. Twin and family studies indicate that autism spectrum …

Neurocognitive predictors of addiction-related outcomes: A systematic review of longitudinal studies

E Christensen, M Brydevall, L Albertella… - Neuroscience & …, 2023 - Elsevier
It is well-established that addiction is typically associated with a distinct pattern of
neurocognitive functioning with a consensus that it is typified by impaired top-down …

Physiological arousal, distress tolerance, and social problem-solving deficits among adolescent self-injurers.

MK Nock, WB Mendes - Journal of consulting and clinical …, 2008 - psycnet.apa.org
It has been suggested that people engage in nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) because they (a)
experience heightened physiological arousal following stressful events and use NSSI to …

The Wisconsin Card Sorting Test and the cognitive assessment of prefrontal executive functions: a critical update

E Nyhus, F Barceló - Brain and cognition, 2009 - Elsevier
For over four decades the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST) has been one of the most
distinctive tests of prefrontal function. Clinical research and recent brain imaging have …

The trail making test, part B: cognitive flexibility or ability to maintain set?

KB Kortte, MD Horner, WK Windham - Applied neuropsychology, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
The Trail Making Test (TMT) is a well-established test sensitive to impairment in multiple
cognitive domains. There has been ambiguity about which cognitive demands are placed on …

The reliability of the Wisconsin card sorting test in clinical practice

B Kopp, F Lange, A Steinke - Assessment, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST) represents the gold standard for the
neuropsychological assessment of executive function. However, very little is known about its …

Consensus criteria for the diagnosis of frontotemporal cognitive and behavioural syndromes in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

MJ Strong, GM Grace, M Freedman… - Amyotrophic Lateral …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is increasingly recognized to be a multisystem disorder
which includes both clinical and neuropathological features of a frontotemporal lobar …