‘Everyday Memory’ Impairments in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Catherine R. G. Jones; Francesca Happé; Andrew Pickles; Anita J. S. Marsden; Jenifer Tregay; Gillian Baird; Emily Simonoff; Tony Charman

doi:10.1007/s10803-010-1067-y

‘Everyday Memory’ Impairments in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Catherine R. G. Jones, Francesca Happé, Andrew Pickles, Anita J. S. Marsden, Jenifer Tregay, Gillian Baird, Emily Simonoff, Tony Charman

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Abstract

‘Everyday memory’ is conceptualised as memory within the context of day-to-day life and, despite its functional relevance, has been little studied in individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). In the first study of its kind, 94 adolescents with an ASD and 55 without an ASD completed measures of everyday memory from the Rivermead Behavioural Memory Test (RBMT) and a standard word recall task (Children’s Auditory Verbal Learning Test-2: CAVLT-2). The ASD group showed significant impairments on the RBMT, including in prospective memory, alongside impaired performance on the CAVLT-2. Social and communication ability was significantly associated with prospective remembering in an everyday memory context but not with the CAVLT-2. The complex nature of everyday memory and its relevance to ASD is discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	455-464
Journal	Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Volume	41
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-010-1067-y
Publication status	Published - Apr 2011

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