Executive functioning training in autism.
Recruiting
- Conditions
- autism, executive functioning.autisme, executieve functies.
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON26961
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Amsterdam
- Brief Summary
/A
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 102
Inclusion Criteria
1. Children who are of 8-12 years old;
2. Have an IQ>80;
Exclusion Criteria
Children that suffer from epilepsy or grand mal seizures or the like will be excluded from current research.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Cognitive flexibility: Switchcosts (reaction time (RT) on switchtrials compared to non-switchtrials) on the Gender/emotion switch task and Number switch task);<br /><br>2. Working memory: Number correct on the Corsi Block Tapping Task and n-back task;<br /><br>3. AD/HD symptoms: Score on the Disruptive Behavior Disorder rating scale (DBD);<br /><br>4. Social skills: Score on the Children’s Social Behavior Questionnaire (CSBQ). <br /><br>See studyprotocol for further information about these tasks and questionnaires.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Inhibition: Stop-reaction time on the Stop task;<br /><br>2. AD/HD symptoms: Number correct on the Sustained attention response task (the SART);<br /><br>3. EF (all) (Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function questionnaire (BRIEF);<br /><br>4. Quality of Life (Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory, PedsQL);<br /><br>5. ToM (score on the Strange Stories Test), punnishment reward sensitivity (score on the BIS/BAS Questionnaire, RT and number correct on a reward vs. neutral version of the Eriksen flanker paradigm), and motivation (score on the VAS scale) will be included as predictors of improvement as a result of the program.<br /><br>See studyprotocol for further information about these tasks and questionnaires.