Memory in autism

Abstract

Foreword Preface Peter Hobson and Beate Hermelin Part I. Introduction: 1. Concepts and theories of memory John M. Gardiner Part II. The Neurobiology of Memory in Autism: 2. Temporal lobe structures and memory in nonhuman primates: implications for autism Jocelyne Bachevalier 3. Acquired memory disorders in adults: implications for autism Andrew Mayes and Jill Boucher 4. A comparison of memory profiles in relation to neuropathology in autism, developmental amnesia and children born prematurely Claire H. Salmond, Anna-Lynne R. Adlam, David G. Gadian and Faraneh Vargha-Khadem 5. Possible parallels between memory and emotion processing in autism: a neuropsychological perspective Yifat Faran and Dorit Ben Shalom 6. Dysfunction and hyperfunction of the hippocampus in autism? G. Robert Delong Part III. The Psychology of Memory in Autism: 7. Memory within a complex information processing model of autism Diane L. Williams, Nancy J. Minshew and Gerald Goldstein 8. Episodic memory, semantic memory and self-awareness in high-functioning autism Motomi Toichi 9. Episodic memory and autonoetic consciousness in autistic spectrum disorders: the roles of self awareness, representational abilities and temporal cognition Sophie Lind and Dermot Bowler 10. Impairments in social memory in autism? Evidence from behaviour and neuroimaging Sara Jane Webb 11. Memory characteristics in individuals with savant skills Linda Pring 12. Working memory and immediate memory in autism spectrum disorders Marie Poirier and Jonathan S. Martin 13. Rehearsal and directed forgetting in adults with Asperger syndrome Brenda J. Smith and John M. Gardiner 14. Memory, language and intellectual ability in low-functioning autism Jill Boucher, Andrew Mayes and Sally Bigham Part IV. Overview: 15. Practical implications of memory characteristics in autistic spectrum disorders Rita R. Jordan 16. A different memory: are distinctions drawn from the study of nonautistic memory appropriate to describe memory in autism? Laurent Mottron, Michelle Dawson and Isabelle Soulieres 17. Memory in ASD: enduring themes and future prospects Dermot Bowler and Sebastian B. Gaigg.