Brief Report: The Go/No-Go Task Online: Inhibitory Control Deficits in Autism in a Large Sample

F. Uzefovsky; C. Allison; P. Smith; S. Baron-Cohen

doi:10.1007/s10803-016-2788-3

Brief Report: The Go/No-Go Task Online: Inhibitory Control Deficits in Autism in a Large Sample

F. Uzefovsky, C. Allison, P. Smith, S. Baron-Cohen

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Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC, also referred to as Autism Spectrum Disorders) entail difficulties with inhibition: inhibiting action, inhibiting one’s own point of view, and inhibiting distractions that may interfere with a response set. However, the association between inhibitory control (IC) and ASC, especially in adulthood, is unclear. The current study measured IC, using the Go/No-Go task online, in a large adult sample of 201 people with ASC and 240 controls. Number of both False Alarm and False Positive responses were significantly associated with autistic traits and diagnostic status, separately, but not jointly. These findings suggest that deficits in inhibition are associated with ASC. Future studies need to investigate the role of inhibition in ASC in everyday difficulties.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2774-2779
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Volume	46
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-016-2788-3
State	Published - 1 Aug 2016
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Autism
Autism Spectrum Quotient
Go/No-Go
Inhibitory control

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Developmental and Educational Psychology

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