Rhonda Booth|Rebecca A. Charlton|Claire Hughes|Francesca Happé
Disentangling weak coherence and executive dysfunction: planning drawing in autism and attention–deficit/hyperactivity disorder
King's College London|King's College London|King's College London|King's College London
tendency focus details expense configural information weak coherence proposed cognitive style autism present study tested whether weak coherence might result executive dysfunction testing clinical groups known show deficits tests executive control boys autism spectrum disorders asd compared age intelligence quotient iqmatched boys attentiondeficithyperactivity disorder adhd typically developing td boys drawing task requiring planning inclusion new element weak coherence measured analysis drawing style line predictions made asd group detailfocused drawings either adhd td boys asd adhd groups showed planning impairments severe former group poor planning however predict detailfocus scores two aspects task unrelated clinical groups findings indicate weak coherence may indeed cognitive style specific autism unrelated cognitive deficits frontal functions