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- The study explored how cognitive control deficits relate to schizotypal symptoms in high-functioning adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), aiming to find potential warning signs for developing schizophrenia-related issues.
- Researchers assessed cognitive control abilities—like response inhibition and mental flexibility—in 29 adolescents with ASD and compared them to 40 typically developing peers.
- Findings indicated that difficulties with response inhibition were closely linked to schizotypal symptoms in adolescents with ASD, suggesting that these problems may signify an increased risk for developing such symptoms.
Article Abstract
In this study, we addressed the relation between specific deficits in cognitive control and schizotypal symptomatology in adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) diagnosed in childhood. We aimed to identify cognitive control deficits as markers of vulnerability to the development of schizophrenia spectrum pathology in ASD. Symptoms of autism and the risk for schizotypal symptomatology were assessed in 29 high-functioning adolescents with ASD, and compared with 40 typically developing adolescents. Cognitive control (response inhibition, mental flexibility, visuo-motor control, interference control, and perseveration) was evaluated for specific association with schizotypal symptomatology. Impaired response inhibition appeared to be strongly and specifically associated with schizotypal symptomatology in adolescents with ASD, especially those with positive and disorganized symptoms. Response inhibition problems could indicate vulnerability to the development of schizotypal symptomatology in ASD.
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