What is it about?
We looked at the way the brain is structured and how it functions in middle-age adults with autism spectrum disorder compared to typical middle-age adults. We found differences in the brain structure and function, and that middle-age adults with autism solve thinking tasks differently from their peers. These differences are similar to what has previously been foundin kids and young adults with autism spectrum disorder.
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Why is it important?
Our work is one of the first and few trying to understand how autism spectrum disorder manifests in older adults. Specifically, we are the first to ever look at brain function in this group.
Perspectives
This research is some of the first to identify challenges associated with autism spectrum disorder in middle adulthood. Now that we have this information, we can find solutions to help. Also, because we can see differences in the brain, in the future we may be able to use technology to target the brain and improve overall functioning and quality of life.
B. Blair Braden
Arizona State University Charles Trumbull Hayden Library
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This page is a summary of: Executive function and functional and structural brain differences in middle-age adults with autism spectrum disorder, Autism Research, September 2017, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1002/aur.1842.
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