What Ability Can Predict Mathematics Performance in Typically Developing Preschoolers and Those with Autism Spectrum Disorder?

Autor/inn/en	Wang, Lijuan; Liang, Xiao; Jiang, Bo; Wu, Qiutong; Jiang, Luyao
Titel	What Ability Can Predict Mathematics Performance in Typically Developing Preschoolers and Those with Autism Spectrum Disorder?
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 53 (2023) 5, S.2062-2077 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Wang, Lijuan)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-022-05454-w
Schlagwörter	Autism Spectrum Disorders; Preschool Children; Mathematics Skills; Cognitive Ability; Predictor Variables; Short Term Memory + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autism; Autismus; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematics ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Denkfähigkeit; Prädiktor; Kurzzeitgedächtnis
Abstract	Research evaluating predictors of mathematics ability in preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is scarce and inconclusive. The present study first compared the mathematics ability and cognitive abilities of preschoolers with ASD and age-matched typically developing (TD) peers. Then, we examined the relative contributions of cognitive abilities to the mathematics ability of preschoolers with ASD and TD. The results show that compared to those of their age-matched TD peers, the mathematics and cognitive abilities of preschoolers with ASD were impaired. The predictors of mathematics ability were found to differ among preschoolers with ASD and their age-matched TD peers. For TD preschoolers, the domain-specific approximate number system (ANS) was the key predictor of mathematics ability. For preschoolers with ASD, domain-general working memory (WM) was most important. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01