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ECHOIC MEMORY CAPACITY IN AUTISTIC CHILDREN
Author(s) -
Boucher Jill
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
journal of child psychology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.652
H-Index - 211
eISSN - 1469-7610
pISSN - 0021-9630
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1978.tb00457.x
Subject(s) - echoic memory , psychology , memory span , recall , developmental psychology , autism , memoria , cognition , working memory , cognitive psychology , psychiatry
Summary Capacity of echoic memory, or recency effect capacity, was assessed in a group of relatively able autistic children and normal age‐matched controls. Capacity was found to be the same for both groups and echoic memory may therefore be said to represent a peak ability in more able autistic children. This finding is discussed in relation to another known peak ability, namely the digit span and in relation to echoic and non‐echoic components of autistic children's free recall scores.