Autistic Children Can Plan for the Future but Struggle to Follow Through, Study Finds
Bioengineer.org
A study published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders reveals that autistic children can imagine and plan for future scenarios but often struggle to follow through with actions that would help achieve those future goals. Using a computerized board game designed to test episodic foresight, researchers found that while autistic children demonstrated the ability to plan, they were less likely to take the necessary steps to implement their plans in real-time. This suggests a potential dissociation between the ability to imagine future events and the capacity to act on them, which may contribute to challenges in independent living.
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