S.E. Lind
Memory and the self in autism: A review and theoretical framework
Lind, S.E.
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Abstract
This article reviews research on (a) autobiographical episodic and semantic memory, (b) the self-reference effect, (c) memory for the actions of self versus other (the self-enactment effect), and (d) non-autobiographical episodic memory in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and provides a theoretical framework to account for the bidirectional relationship between memory and the self in ASD. It is argued that individuals with ASD have diminished psychological self-knowledge (as a consequence of diagnostic social and communication impairments), alongside intact physical self-knowledge, resulting in an under-elaborated self-concept. Consequently, individuals with ASD show impaired autobiographical episodic memory and a reduced self-reference effect (which may each rely on psychological aspects of the self-concept) but do not show specific impairments in memory for their own rather than others’ actions (which may rely on physical aspects of the self-concept). However, it is also argued that memory impairments in ASD (e.g., in non-autobiographical episodic memory) may not be entirely accounted for in terms of self-related processes. Other factors, such as deficits in memory binding, may also play a role. Finally, it is argued that deficits in autobiographical episodic memory and future thinking may result in a diminished temporally extended self-concept in ASD.
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Lind, S. (2010). Memory and the self in autism: A review and theoretical framework. Autism, 14(5), 430-456. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362361309358700
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Sep 1, 2010 |
Deposit Date | Sep 8, 2010 |
Publicly Available Date | Oct 15, 2010 |
Journal | Autism |
Print ISSN | 1362-3613 |
Electronic ISSN | 1461-7005 |
Publisher | SAGE Publications |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 14 |
Issue | 5 |
Pages | 430-456 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1177/1362361309358700 |
Publisher URL | http://aut.sagepub.com/content/14/5/430.abstract |
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