Executive function and attention profiles in preschool and elementary school children with autism spectrum disorders or ADHD

References

• American Psychiatric Association. 2013. Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, 5th edn; Washington, DC, APA.
   Google Scholar
• American Psychiatric Association. 2000. Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, 4th edn; Washington, DC, APA.
   Google Scholar
• ANT (Amsterdam Neuropsychological Tasks Program). http://www.sonares.nl.
   Google Scholar
• Antshel KM, Zhang-James Y and Faraone SV. 2013. The comorbidity of ADHD and autism spectrum disorder, Expert Rev. Neurother., 13, (10): 1117–1128.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Arbeitsgruppe Deutsche Child Behavior Checklist. 1998. Elternfragebogen über das Verhalten von Kindern und Jugendlichen; deutsche Bearbeitung der Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL/4–18),. Einführung und Anleitung zur Handauswertung mit deutschen Normen, (ed. Doepfner M von et al.), (2. Aufl.); Köln, Arbeitsgruppe Kinder-, Jugend- und Familiendiagnostik (KJFD).
   Google Scholar
• Boelte S, Rühl D, Schmoetzer G and Poustka F. 2006. ADI-R. Diagnostisches Interview für Autismus – Revidiert; Bern, Verlag Hans Huber.
   Google Scholar
• Breckenridge K, Braddick O and Atkinson J. 2013. The organization of attention in typical development: a new preschool attention test battery, Br. J. Dev. Psychol., 31, 271–288.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bühler E, Bachmann C, Goyert H, Heinzel-Gutenbrunner M and Kamp-Becker I. 2011. Differential diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder by means of inhibitory control and ‘theory of mind’, J. Autism Dev. Disord., 41, (12), 1718–1726.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Clark T, Feehan C, Tinline C and Vostanis P. 1999. Autistic symptoms in children with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, Eur. Child Adolesc. Psychiatry, 8, (1), 50–55.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Di Trani M, Casini MP, Capuzzo F, Gentile S, Bianco G, Menghini D and Vicari S. 2011. Executive and intellectual functions in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder with and without comorbidity, Brain Dev., 33, (6), 462–469.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Doepfner M and Lehmkuhl G. 2002a. Diagnostic Checklist for Hyperkinetic Disorders, DCL-HKS; Bern, Huber.
   Google Scholar
• Doepfner M and Lehmkuhl G. 2002b. Diagnostik-System für Psychische Störungen im Kindes- und Jugendalter nach ICD-10 und DSM-IV (DISYPS-KJ), 2nd edn; Bern, Huber.
   Google Scholar
• DuPaul GJ, Ervin RA, Hook CL and McGoey KE. 1998. Peer tutoring for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: effects on classroom behavior and academic performance, J. Appl. Behav. Anal., 31, 579–592.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Elsabbagh M., Fernandes J., Jane Webb S., Dawson G., Charman T., Johnson M.H., British Autism Study of Infant Siblings Team. 2013. Disengagement of visual attention in infancy is associated with emerging autism in toddlerhood, Biol. Psychiatry, 74, (3), 189–194.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Faraone SV, Biederman J, Chen WJ, Milberger S, Warburton R and Tsuang MT. 1995. Genetic heterogeneity in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): gender, psychiatric comorbidity, and maternal ADHD, J. Abnorm. Psychol., 104, 334–345.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Garretson HB, Fein D and Waterhouse L. 1990. Sustained attention in children with autism, J. Autism Dev. Disord., 20, 101–114.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Geurts H, Verte S, Oosterlaan J, Roeyers H, Hartmann C, Mulder E, Berckelaer-Onnes I and Sergeant J. 2004. Can the children’s Communication Checklist differentiate between children with autism, children with ADHD and normal controls?, J. Child Psychol. Psychiatry, 45, 1437–1453.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Goldberg MC, Mostowsky SH, Cutting LE, Mahone EM, Astor BC, Denckla MB and Landa RJ. 2005. Subtle executive impairment in children with autism and children with ADHD, J. Autism Dev. Disord., 35, 279–293.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hanisch C, Konrad K, Günther T and Herpertz-Dahlmann B. 2004. Age-dependent neuropsychological deficits and effects of methylphenidate in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a comparison of pre- and grade-school children, J. Neural Transm., 111, (7), 865–881.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Happé F, Booth R, Charlton R and Hughes C. 2006. Executive function deficits in autism spectrum disorders and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: examining profiles across domains and ages, Brain Cogn., 61, 25–39.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Herpertz SC, Dietrich TM, Wenning B, Krings T, Erberich SG, Willmes K, Thron A and Sass H. 2001. Evidence of abnormal amygdala functioning in borderline personality disorder: a functional MRI study, Biol. Psychiatry, 50, 292–298.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hill EL. 2004. Evaluating the theory of executive dysfunction in autism, Dev. Rev., 24, 189–233.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Howell GS. 2000. Cognitive, academic, and behavioural differences between children with different subtypes of ADHD, Dissert. Abstr. Int., 62, (10-B), 4788.
   Google Scholar
• Jensen VK and Mack KK. 1997. Differential diagnosis between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified, Clin. Pediatr., 36, 555–561.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Johnson KA, Robertson IH, Kelly SP, Silk TJ, Barry E, Daibhis A, Watchorn A, Keavey M, Fitzgerald M, Gallagher L, Gill M and Bellgrove MA. 2007. Dissociation in performance of children with ADHD and high-functioning autism on a task of sustained attention, Neuropsychologia, 45, 2234–2245.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kaufman J, Birmaher B, Brent DA, Ryan ND and Rao U. 2000. K-SADS-PL, J. Am. Acad. Child Adolesc. Psychiatry, 39, 1208.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kochhar P, Batty MJ, Liddle EB, Groom MJ, Scerif G, Liddle PF and Hollis CP. 2011. Autistic spectrum disorder traits in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Child Care Health Dev., 37, (1), 103–110.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Konrad K, Gunther T, Hanisch C and Herpertz-Dahlmann B. 2004. Differential effects of methylphenidate on attentional functions in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, J. Am. Acad. Child Adolesc. Psychiatry, 43, 191–198.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Leyfer OT, Folstein SE, Bacalman S, Davis NO, Dinh E, Morgan J, Tager-Flusberg H and Lainhart JE. 2006. Comorbid psychiatric disorders in children with autism: interview development and rates of disorders, J. Autism Dev. Disord., 36, (7), 849–861.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mahone EM and Schneider HE. 2012. Assessment of attention in preschoolers, Neuropsychol. Rev., 22, (4), 361–383.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Melchers P and Preuß U. 2009. Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children, 8, unveränderte Auflage; Frankfurt/Main, Pearson Assessment.
   Google Scholar
• Nigg JT. 2005. Neuropsychologic theory and findings in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: the state of the field and salient challenges for the coming decade, Biol. Psychiatry, 57, 1424–1435.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Nijmeijer JS, Minderaa RB, Buitelaar JK, Mulligan A, Hartman CA and Hoekstra PJ. 2008. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and social dysfunctioning, Clin. Psychol. Rev., 28, (4), 692–708.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Nyden A, Gillberg C, Hjelmquist E and Heimann M. 1999. Executive function/attention deficits in boys with Asperger syndrome, attention disorder and reading/writing disorder, Autism, 3, 213–228.
   Google Scholar
• Ozonoff S and Jensen J. 1999. Brief report: Specific executive function profiles in three neurodevelopmental disorders, J. Autism Dev. Disord, 29, 171–177.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Pauli-Pott U and Becker K. 2011. Neuropsychological basic deficits in preschoolers at risk for ADHD: a meta-analysis, Clin. Psychol. Rev., 31, (4), 626–637.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Pellicano E. 2013. Testing the predictive power of cognitive atypicalities in autistic children: evidence from a 3-year follow-up study, Autism Res., 6, (4), 258–267.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ruehl D, Boelte S, Feineis-Matthews S and Poustka F. 2004. Diagnostische Beobachtungsskala für Autistische Störungen; Bern, Huber.
   Google Scholar
• Serra M, Althaus M, de Sonneville LM, Stant AD, Jackson AE and Minderaa RB. 2003. Face recognition in children with a pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified, J. Autism Dev. Disord., 33, (3), 303–317.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Simonoff E., Pickles A., Charman T., Chandler S., Loucas T. and Baird G. 2008 Psychiatric disorders in children with autism spectrum disorders colon; prevalence, comorbidity, and associated factors in a population-derived sample, J. Am. Acad. Child Adolesc. Psychiatry, 47, (8), 921–929.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sinzig J, Morsch D, Bruning N and Lehmkuhl G. 2008a. Inhibition, Flexibility, Working Memory and Planning in autism spectrum disorders with and without comorbid ADHD-symptoms, Child Adolesc. Ment. Health, 2, 4.
   Google Scholar
• Sinzig J, Morsch D and Lehmkuhl G. 2008b. Attention profiles in autistic children with and without comorbid hyperactivity and attention problems, Acta Neuropsychiatr., 20, 207–215.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Skogan AH, Zeiner P, Egeland J, Rohrer-Baumgartner N, Urnes AG, Reichborn-Kjennerud T and Aase H. 2013. Inhibition and working memory in young preschool children with symptoms of ADHD and/or oppositional-defiant disorder, Child Neuropsychol., 10.1080/09297049.2013.838213
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Slaats-Willemse D, Swaab-Barneveld H, de Sonneville L, van der Meulen E and Buitelaar J. 2003. Deficient response inhibition as a cognitive endophenotype of ADHD, J. Am. Acad. Child Adolesc. Psychiatry, 42, (10), 1242–1248.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Smithson PE, Kenworthy L, Wills MC, Jarrett M, Atmore K and Yerys B. 2013. Real world executive control impairments in preschoolers with autism spectrum disorders, J. Autism Dev. Disord., 43, (8), 1967–1975.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Stins JF, Tollenaar MS, Slaats-Willemse DI, Buitelaar JK, Swaab-Barneveld H, Verhulst FC, Polderman TC and Boomsma DI. 2005. Sustained attention and executive functioning performance in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, Child Neuropsychol., 11, (3), 285–294.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Taurines R, Schwenck C, Westerwald E, Sachse M, Siniatchkin M and Freitag C. 2012. ADHD and autism: differential diagnosis or overlapping traits? A selective review. Atten. Defic. Hyperact. Disord., 4, (3), 115–139.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Tye C, Asherson P, Ashwood KL, Azadi B, Bolton P and McLoughlin G. 2013. Attention and inhibition in children with ASD, ADHD and co-morbid ASD+ADHD: an event-related potential study, Psychol. Med., 15, 1–16.
   Google Scholar
• Willcutt EG, Doyle AE, Nigg JT, Faraone SV and Pennington BF. 2005. Validity of the executive function theory of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a meta-analytic review, Biol. Psychiatry, 57, 1336–1346.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Yerys BE, Wallace GL, Sokoloff JL, Shook DA, James JD and Kenworthy L. 2009. Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms moderate cognition and behavior in children with autism spectrum disorders, Autism Res., 2, (6), 322–333.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Yoshida Y and Uchiyama T. 2004. The clinical necessity for assessing Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) symptoms in children with high-functioning Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD), Eur. Child Adolesc. Psychiatry, 13, 307–314.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar