SynthesisJournal of autism and developmental disorders2020
Executive Function in High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Meta-analysis of fMRI Studies.
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- Shared and Specific Neural Correlates of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Meta-Analysis of 243 Task-Based Functional MRI Studies.The American journal of psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- Meta-analytic connectivity modelling of functional magnetic resonance imaging studies in autism spectrum disorders.Brain imaging and behavior · 2023Pooled it
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- Enhancing MRI accessibility through community engagement for autistic young adults.Discover psychology · 2026Article
- Cognitive Abilities and Executive Functions as Predictors of Adaptive Behavior in Preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Typically Developing Children: A Comparative Study.Research on child and adolescent psychopathology · 2025Article
- Brain Cortical Volume and Thickness Abnormalities in Autism Spectrum Disorder Aged 2-4 Years: a Structural MRI Comparative Study.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
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- A short investigation of the effect of the selection of human brain atlases on the performance of ASD's classification models.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2025Review
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- Telehealth based parental support over 6 months improves physical activity and sleep quality in children with autism: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Article
- Diverging asymmetry of intrinsic functional organization in autism.Molecular psychiatry · 2023Article
- Differences in daily life executive functioning between people with autism and people with schizophrenia.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2023Article
- The use of functional near-infrared spectroscopy in tracking neurodevelopmental trajectories in infants and children with or without developmental disorders: a systematic review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Review
- Constructing high-order functional networks based on hypergraph for diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Article
- Association between motor skills and executive function of children with autism spectrum disorder in Taiwan and the United States.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- fMRI BOLD and MEG theta power reflect complementary aspects of activity during lexicosemantic decision in adolescents with ASD.Neuroimage. Reports · 2022Article
- White matter microstructural and morphometric alterations in autism: implications for intellectual capabilities.Molecular autism · 2022Article
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Abstract
Abnormalities in executive function (EF) are clinical markers for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, the neural mechanisms underlying abnormal EF in ASD remain unclear. This meta-analysis investigated the construct, abnormalities, and age-related changes of EF in ASD. Thirty-three fMRI studies of inhibition, updating, and switching in individuals with high-functioning ASD were included (n = 1114; age range 7-57 years). The results revealed that the EF construct in ASD could be unitary (i.e., common EF) in children/adolescents, but unitary and diverse (i.e., common EF and inhibition) in adults. Abnormalities in this EF construct were found across development in individuals with ASD in comparison with typically developing individuals. Implications and recommendations are discussed for EF theory and for practice in ASD.
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