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The Weekly Calendar Planning Activity (WCPA) is a promising performance-based assessment of functional cognition, but research with autistic adults is limited.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To examine patterns of functional cognition in autistic young adults using the WCPA.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Design:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Cross-sectional between-groups and within-group design.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Setting:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Community.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Participants:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Autistic (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n =<\/jats:italic>\n                      55) and neurotypical (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n =<\/jats:italic>\n                      32) young adults (ages 18\u201330) without intellectual disability.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Outcomes and Measures:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We used the Weekly Calendar Planning Activity, adult Level 2, to examine the differences between autistic and neurotypical adults in (1) initial planning time for the activity, (2) rules followed, (3) appointment accuracy, (4) efficiency, (5) types of errors, and (6) strategies used. We also examined the correlation between strategies used and WCPA accuracy of autistic adults.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Significant group differences were found in planning time, rules followed, appointment accuracy, efficiency, error types, and strategies used. Among autistic adults, the number of strategies used correlated significantly with WCPA accuracy (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">r<\/jats:italic>\n                      = .42).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions and Relevance:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Autistic adults experience difficulties in functional cognition, including managing multiple task components, resolving conflicts, managing distractions, and organizing information efficiently. 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