Who proposed the impaired executive functioning theory?
frith
perner
Robinson
Executive functioning are higher level process e.g. multitasking, changing a plan, over-riding impulses
Where does higher level processing take place?
frontal lobe
cerebellum
brain stem
What behaviour could impaired.e.f explain?
impaired social
impaired communication
repetitive and stereotypical behaviour
what does verbal fluency measure?
speed and flexibility of thought
abstract thinking, planning ability
to inhibit reaching straight for a visible goal
Which test show executive functioning because autistics find it hard to multitask thinking of the rule and over riding impulses- so perform badly
detour reaching-finding a different route for the marble
verbal fluency- naming different examples of the categories in a time period
wisconsin card sort- sort the cards in to shape, colour, number. depending on what administrator says
Tower of Hanoi- 3 discs of varying diameter are placed on 3 pegs- largest to smallest- move the tower of discs to another peg in smallest number of moves one disc at a time
What test shows impaired.e.f because autistics are unable to change a rule they've previously made
wisconsin card sort
detour reaching
tower of hanoi
what is imaired.e.f complimentry to completing an explaination to the triad of impairments
cognitive
biological
psychodynamic
