Prospective Memory in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Citation

Roestorf A & Grainger C (2020) Prospective Memory in Autism Spectrum Disorder. In: Volkmar FR (ed.) Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders. New York: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6435-8_102535-1

Abstract
“Prospective memory” (PM) is a form of memory that involves remembering in the future – i.e., “remembering to remember.” This paper provides a definition of prospective memory (remembering to remember) and a brief summary of why this is important to understand in the context of autism.

Keywords
Everyday memory; Memory for future actions; Memory for intentions; PM; ProM; Remembering to remember