Memory profiles in people diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have been studied and monitored for decades. Memory has been classified as both the core cognitive domain primarily responsible for the experiential symptoms of autism spectrum disorder or as inferior to a widespread cognitive divergence that extends beyond memory, such as executive dysfunction. Recent models suggest that memory abnormalities are an indication of fundamental deficits in executive function (Bennetto, Pennington, & Rogers, 1996; Russell, Jarrold, & Henry, 1996). No agreement has been reached regarding the role of memory functioning in individuals with ASD. Variation in results has always created problems in autism research. This dilemma is related to the high frequency of inconsistencies among individuals with ASD, a consequence of developmental variations and disparities in cognitive levels between research groups. Conversely, a multitude of findings have been replicated in studies suggesting that they are distinctive of memory function in individuals with ASD ( Williams et al., 2006 ). This article examines memory profiles in children and adults with autism spectrum disorders. Literature Review McLeod (2007) defines memory as the structures and procedures included in the storage and subsequent retrieval of information. Data suggest that the predominant coding technique in short-term memory (STM) is acoustic coding. The primary coding system in long-term memory (LTM) appears to be semantic (meaning) coding. However, information in LTM can also be encoded both visually and audibly (Mcleod, 2007). Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a disability that can impair social, communication, ...... middle of paper major development. ....111/j.1460-9568.2005.04217.xSouthwick, JS, Bigler, ED, Froehlich, A., DuBray, MB, Alexander, AL, Lange, N., & Lainhart, JE (2011). Memory functioning in autistic children and adolescents. Neuropsychology, 25(6), 702-710. doi:10.1037/a0024935Williams, D.L., Goldstein, G., & Minshew, NJ (2005). Impaired memory for faces and social scenes in autism: clinical implications of memory dysfunction. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 20(1), 1-15. doi:10.1016/j.acn.2002.08.001 Williams, D.L., Goldstein, G., & Minshew, NJ (2006). The profile of memory function in autistic children. Neuropsychology, 20(1), 21-29. doi: 10.1037/0894-4105.20.1.21Wojcik, DZ, Moulin, CA and Souchay, C. (2013). Metamemory in autistic children: exploring the “feeling of knowing” in episodic and semantic memory. Neuropsychology, 27(1), 19-27. doi:10.1037/a0030526