The executive functions activity evaluation and their relationship to the scheme construction among autistic people

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the activity of the executive functions and its relation to the construction of the scheme in the autistic. Therefore, Gerard Vernaud's conceptual field theory was adopted to test the level of 10 ordinary children , this after applying the IQ test of gradual color matrices adjusted to the level of autism. The level of executive function activity was also assessed by applying NEPSY tests in the attention and executive functions for both groups This evaluation resulted in a deficiency due to the possibility of an imbalance in the characteristics of the scheme, as autism cases (study cases) are satisfied with the first characteristic that is repetition only, and does not rise to the rest of the characteristics as it is due to the weakness of the preparation and problem-solving skill and with an inflexible focus that he cannot employ and benefit from. Thus, it affects the rest of the jobs, and this in turn is due to the lack of understanding of the goal, laws, concepts, theories and inferences in the situation during the specific job in order to achieve its goal