Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2011 Apr;41(4):518-23. doi: 10.1007/s10803-010-1069-9.
According to the Task Support Hypothesis (TSH; Bowler et al. in Neuropsychologia 35:65-70, 1997) individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) perform more similarly to their typically developing peers on learning and memory tasks when provided with external support at retrieval. We administered the California Verbal Learning Test-Children's Version to 15 high-functioning youths with ASD and 15 matched comparison participants. Although ASD and comparison participants had comparable levels of overall performance, the ASD group, but not the comparison group, improved significantly from free to cued recall, providing support for the TSH. These results indicate that verbal memory performance in youths with ASD is relatively intact, but may be facilitated by external supports.
根据任务支持假说（TSH；Bowler 等人，Neuropsychologia 35:65-70, 1997），当在提取时提供外部支持时，自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）个体在学习和记忆任务上的表现与他们的典型同龄人更加相似。我们对 15 名高功能 ASD 青少年和 15 名匹配的对照组参与者进行了加利福尼亚语言学习测试-儿童版的测试。尽管 ASD 和对照组参与者的整体表现相当，但只有 ASD 组，而不是对照组，从自由回忆到提示回忆显著提高，这支持了 TSH。这些结果表明，ASD 青少年的言语记忆表现相对完整，但可能需要外部支持来促进。
