Zhou Vanessa, Xu Jingyu, Li Xue
Department of Clinical Psychology, Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, WA, USA.
Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, China.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2025 May 7. doi: 10.1007/s10803-025-06854-4.
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether autism diagnostic status (versus neurotypical status) predicts performances on iPad-delivered measures of executive functioning (EF) in mainland Chinese preschoolers. The present study included 21 autistic preschoolers and 28 age- and gender-matched neurotypical preschoolers aged 3-6 years old. Participants were administered tests of visuospatial working memory, inhibitory control, and cognitive flexibility using the Early Years Toolbox. Results showed that autism predicted poorer performances on tests of working memory, inhibitory control, and cognitive flexibility in Chinese preschoolers. This study provides support for difficulties with visuospatial working memory, inhibitory control, and cognitive flexibility in autistic preschoolers in mainland China.
本研究的目的是调查自闭症诊断状态（相对于神经典型状态）是否能预测中国大陆学龄前儿童在通过iPad进行的执行功能（EF）测试中的表现。本研究纳入了21名患有自闭症的学龄前儿童和28名年龄及性别匹配的3至6岁神经典型学龄前儿童。使用早期儿童工具箱对参与者进行了视觉空间工作记忆、抑制控制和认知灵活性测试。结果表明，自闭症可预测中国学龄前儿童在工作记忆、抑制控制和认知灵活性测试中的较差表现。本研究为中国大陆自闭症学龄前儿童在视觉空间工作记忆、抑制控制和认知灵活性方面存在的困难提供了支持。
