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ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2023

Executive Function in Autism: Association with ADHD and ASD Symptoms.

Rachel R Lee, Anthony R Ward, David M Lane, Michael G Aman, Katherine A Loveland, Rosleen Mansour, Deborah A Pearson

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Article in Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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15citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. ShopAutiPlan: Validating a Serious Game for Assessing Executive Planning in Autism.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2026
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  13. Elevated symptoms of executive dysfunction predict lower adaptive functioning in 3-year-olds with autism spectrum disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Rachel R LeeMcGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
Anthony R WardMcGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
David M LaneRice University, Houston, TX, USA.
Michael G AmanOhio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
Katherine A LovelandMcGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
Rosleen MansourMcGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
Deborah A PearsonMcGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA. Deborah.A.Pearson@uth.tmc.edu.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · USRice University · USThe Ohio State University · US

Funding

ADHD Symptoms in Autism: Cognition, Behavior, TreatmentR01MH072263 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI PEARSON, DEBORAH ANN · 2005 to 2009
$1.4M
NIMH NIH HHS MH072263NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH072263
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is substantial comorbidity between autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and there are well-documented executive functioning (EF) deficits in both populations. An important question concerns whether EF deficits in children with ASD are related to severity of ASD, ADHD, or both. We examined ADHD and ASD symptoms in relation to ratings of EF in the home and classroom. The sample comprised 64 children (55 males) diagnosed with ASD (mean age = 9.26 years; mean FSIQ = 92). Analyses indicated that parent and teacher ratings of EF (except Shift and Emotional Control) were consistently related to ADHD symptom severity, but not to ASD severity. Thus, functioning in the domains of Shift and Emotional control appear relatively spared, whereas performance in all other EF was impaired in relation to ADHD symptoms.

Indexed as

Attention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityAutism Spectrum DisorderAutistic DisorderChildComorbidityExecutive FunctionHumansMaleASD+ADHDAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderAutism spectrum disorderExecutive functioningParent ratingsTeacher ratings

Identifiers

PMID33515417
PMCPMC8322145
OpenAlexW3121659142

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