Assessing recollection and familiarity in low functioning autism.

Ni Chuileann et al. (2013) tried out new memory games for kids with low-functioning autism.

The games separate "remember" from "just feels familiar" without needing words.

No scores are given yet; the team only describes the pilot setup.

The paper only tells us the tasks exist.

We still need the full article to see if these kids show the same memory split seen in higher-functioning autism.

Bigham et al. (2010) built the first word-free tasks for higher-functioning clients. Susan’s group took the same idea and made it work for kids who speak little or not at all.

Gras-Vincendon et al. (2007) found normal temporal memory in higher-functioning autism. That looks like a clash, but their clients had strong language. Susan’s pilot targets the opposite end of the spectrum, so both can be true.

Giesbers et al. (2020) later showed that school-age kids with ASD make more false memories. Susan’s non-verbal tasks could one day show if the same slip happens when language is removed.

You now have a ready-made tool kit that probes memory without asking questions. Try the shape and action games with non-verbal clients to see which errors they make. Track if errors drop when you add visual cues or reduce task length. The data you collect will help decide if recollection and familiarity split the same way across all autism levels.