Executive functions in daily living skills: A study in adults with autism spectrum disorder

[EN]Adults with autism and adults with schizophrenia show difficulties in adaptive skills, especially those related to daily functioning. Some studies suggest that adaptive skills are associated with deficits in executive functions (EF), while others indicate that intelligence quotient (IQ) might al...

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Autores: Yon Hernández, Jo Ann, Canal Bedia, Ricardo, Wojcik, Dominika Zofia, García García, Laura, Fernández-Álvarez, Clara J., Palacio-Duque, Stefanny, Franco Martín, Manuel Ángel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Salamanca (USAL)
Repositorio:GREDOS. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamanca
OAI Identifier:oai:gredos.usal.es:10366/166689
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10366/166689
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Autismo
Autism spectrum disorder
Schizophrenia spectrum disorder
Executive functions
ASD core symptoms
Daily living skills
Intelligence quotient
Autistic Disorder
3201.05 Psicología Clínica
trastorno autístico
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Sumario:[EN]Adults with autism and adults with schizophrenia show difficulties in adaptive skills, especially those related to daily functioning. Some studies suggest that adaptive skills are associated with deficits in executive functions (EF), while others indicate that intelligence quotient (IQ) might also play a role. Literature suggests that autistic symptoms further affect adaptive skills. The interest of the current study, therefore, was to explore to what extent IQ, EFs as well as core autistic symptoms predict adaptive skills