Mini Review
Mika Naito*
Abstract
Although autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by impaired social communication and restricted repetitive behaviors and interests, its symptomatology further extends to a variety of domains. One such domain is memory. Introducing our data from preschool children with ASD, this article reviews the mnemonic difficulties presented by ASD, particularly in episodic memory and its related ability to think about personal future, both of which involve a strong awareness of self-experiencing in time. The paper also presents speculations about the development of the self with subjective time in ASD as well as restricted interests in ASD children, which might derive from their self that is stuck in the present time.