Recognition memory, self-other source memory, and theory-of-mind in children with autism spectrum disorder

Bowler, Lind, S.E.,*; M., D.

doi:10.1007/s10803-009-0735-2

Recognition memory, self-other source memory, and theory-of-mind in children with autism spectrum disorder

Bowler, Lind, S.E.,*; M., D.

Authors

Lind, S.E.,* Bowler

D. M.

Contributors

S E Lind cjmw18@durham.ac.uk
Other

Abstract

This study investigated semantic and episodic memory in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), using a task which assessed recognition and self-other source memory. Children with ASD showed undiminished recognition memory but significantly diminished source memory, relative to age- and verbal ability-matched comparison children. Both children with and without ASD showed an “enactment effect”, demonstrating significantly better recognition and source memory for self-performed actions than other-person-performed actions. Within the comparison group, theory-of-mind (ToM) task performance was significantly correlated with source memory, specifically for other-person-performed actions (after statistically controlling for verbal ability). Within the ASD group, ToM task performance was not significantly correlated with source memory (after controlling for verbal ability). Possible explanations for these relations between source memory and ToM are considered.

Citation

Bowler, L. S., & M., D. (2009). Recognition memory, self-other source memory, and theory-of-mind in children with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 39(9), 1231-1239. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-009-0735-2

Journal Article Type	Article
Publication Date	Sep 1, 2009
Deposit Date	Sep 8, 2010
Publicly Available Date	Oct 12, 2010
Journal	Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Print ISSN	0162-3257
Electronic ISSN	1573-3432
Publisher	Springer
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	39
Issue	9
Pages	1231-1239
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-009-0735-2
Keywords	Autism spectrum disorder, Episodic memory, Recognition memory, Semantic memory, Source memory, Theory-of-mind.
Publisher URL	http://www.springerlink.com/content/m5558v5x1n337617/