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ADHD symptoms and learning behaviors in children with ASD without intellectual disability. A mediation analysis of executive functions
Belén RosellóInmaculada BaixauliAna MirandaCarla Colomer DiagoCarmen Berenguersubject
MalePervasive Developmental DisordersAutism Spectrum Disorderlcsh:MedicineSocial SciencesFamiliesExecutive Function0302 clinical medicineLearning and MemorySociologyIntellectual disabilityMedicine and Health SciencesPsychologylcsh:ScienceChildChildrenMultidisciplinarySchools05 social sciencesExecutive functionsProfessionsNeurologyAutism spectrum disorderFemalemedicine.symptomPsychology050104 developmental & child psychologyClinical psychologyResearch ArticleMediation (statistics)MetacognitionNeuropsychiatric DisordersImpulsivitybehavioral disciplines and activitiesEducation03 medical and health sciencesHuman LearningMetacognition IndexDevelopmental NeuroscienceIntellectual Disabilitymental disordersMental Health and PsychiatrymedicineAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderLearningHumans0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesBehaviorMotivationlcsh:RCognitive PsychologyBiology and Life SciencesTeachersmedicine.diseaseAge GroupsNeurodevelopmental DisordersAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityPeople and PlacesDevelopmental PsychologyCognitive Sciencelcsh:QPopulation GroupingsAdhd030217 neurology & neurosurgeryNeurosciencedescription
In spite of its importance for education, the relationship between learning behaviors (LB), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms (ADHD) and executive functioning (EF) in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has hardly been explored. The first objective of the present study was to compare children with ASD without intellectual disability and children with typical development (TD) on ADHD symptoms and learning behaviors: Motivation/ competence, attitude toward learning, persistence on the task, and strategy/flexibility. The second objective was to analyze the mediator role of behavioral regulation and metacognition components of EF between ADHD symptoms and learning behaviors in children with ASD. Participants were 89 children between 7 and 11 years old, 52 with ASD and 37 with TD, matched on age and intelligence. Their teachers filled out questionnaires assessing executive functioning as well as learning behaviors. Parents and teachers reported on inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity behaviors. Compared to children with TD, children with ASD presented significantly more ADHD symptoms and poorer learning behaviors. In addition, there were significant mediation effects of the behavioral regulation index (BRI) and metacognition index (MI) of EF, indicating that both are part of the route through which ADHD symptoms impact to learning behaviors of children with ASD.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-11-01 | PLoS ONE |