Relationship between executive functions and phonological awareness in autism: a case study
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Vol. Extr., núm. 09 (2015) - XIII CIG-PP, XIII Congreso Internacional G-P de Psicopedagogía. Área 9: LENGUAJE, COMUNICACIÓN Y SUS ALTERACIONES, pages 053-057
Submitted: May 19, 2015
Accepted: Aug 15, 2015
Published: Nov 23, 2015
Abstract
In this study participated a 7 year old boy diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD ) with which it conducted a training executive functions in order to check whether improved working memory was produced , the processing speed , phonological awareness and early reading skills. The study was conducted over three phases: pre-intervention assessment, phase of training in executive functions and post-intervention assessment. The data resulting from training executive, showed an improvement in the main variables under study.
Keywords:
phonological awareness, ASD, executive functions, working memory, processing speed, initial reading skills
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