Autistic traits do not impact age-related decline in spatial working memory

Autistic traits do not impact age-related decline in spatial working memory

There is no difference over time in the spatial working memory of older people who have autistic traits and those who are neurotypical, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

No extra memory loss in older adults with autism, study finds

A new study from University College London (UCL) has found that older people who show signs of autism do not experience more memory problems as they age than those who do not. This is the first research to look at how a certain kind of memory—called spatial working memory—changes over time in older adults with […] The post No extra memory loss in older adults with autism, study finds appeared first on Knowridge Science Report.

Autistic Traits Don’t Increase Memory Decline in Older Adults

A large longitudinal study found that older adults with high levels of autistic traits experience no greater decline in spatial working memory than their neurotypical peers. Researchers tracked cognitive performance over seven years in more than 10,000 UK adults aged 50 and older.