Mokhtari Setareh, Parchini Pariya
Institute for Cognitive and Brain Sciences (ICBS), Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.
Int J Dev Disabil. 2023 Feb 10;70(7):1153-1165. doi: 10.1080/20473869.2023.2171758. eCollection 2024.
Cognitive atypicalities are prevalent in autism. This prevalence has exhorted researchers to look for developing the most appropriate evaluation tools, which enable them to study cognitive functions in autism accurately and efficiently. Drawing tasks, due to their numerous advantages, are known as promising tools for examining cognitive functions. Therefore, the aim of this study was to systematically review the characteristics of the drawing tasks used for studying cognitive functions in autism. Using PRISMA guidelines, we identified relevant articles via systematic electronic literature search up to March 2022. A total of 50 articles were eligible to be included in this review. Among this literature, drawing tasks have been mainly used to investigate perceptual functions, social cognition, and imagination in individuals with autism. Executive functions, memory and creativity were also examined by using drawing tasks in a few studies. We discussed the potential of drawing tasks in the assessment of cognitive functions in autism. Moreover, we reviewed how drawing tasks could be improved for application in individuals with autism.
认知异常在自闭症中很普遍。这种普遍性促使研究人员寻求开发最合适的评估工具,以便能够准确、高效地研究自闭症患者的认知功能。绘画任务因其诸多优点,被认为是检查认知功能的有前景的工具。因此,本研究的目的是系统回顾用于研究自闭症认知功能的绘画任务的特点。我们依据PRISMA指南,通过系统的电子文献检索,截至2022年3月确定了相关文章。共有50篇文章符合纳入本综述的条件。在这些文献中,绘画任务主要用于研究自闭症个体的感知功能、社会认知和想象力。在一些研究中,也通过绘画任务对执行功能、记忆和创造力进行了考察。我们讨论了绘画任务在评估自闭症认知功能方面的潜力。此外,我们还回顾了如何改进绘画任务以应用于自闭症个体。