The results of this study showed that there is a significant relationship between futuristic thinking and all cognitive processes (PASS) except concurrent processes. The findings of this study indicate that children with autism spectrum disorder who had weaker cognitive processes also showed poorer futuristic thinking and this indicates that PASS cognitive processes with the ability of futuristic thinking in children with autism spectrum disorder. It has to do with. Low ability to pre-experience future events may limit the ability to advance the program and delay pleasure, and thus may contribute to behavioral inflexibility and a desire for normal order in autism spectrum disorder. Impaired performance of futuristic thinking in this clinical group and futuristic thinking can be considered as an area of ​​specific deficiencies associated with this disorder that can be acceptable options for explaining some behavioral symptoms. For example, prospective thinking problems can be expected to contribute to the main feature of behavioral inflexibility. More specifically, given that an individual's current behavior is strongly influenced by how they anticipate future discoveries and the goals they have set for themselves. In behavioral sets. Decreased ability to imagine the future reflects the limited probability that people with this ability are impaired.

The present results indicate that futuristic thinking as an ability to mentally visualize possible future events is related to a set of cognitive processes. Among the limitations of this study was the small sample size of high-functioning autistic children, so the results of this study should be generalized with caution. Another limitation of this study is on the group of boys, so it is suggested that this study be performed with a larger sample size and on girls with high-functioning autism. Also, examining the relationship between futuristic thinking and specific symptoms of autism spectrum disorder such as repetitive behaviors can increase the clinical importance of this research and be an important path for future research. Overall, the evidence for how futuristic thinking affects autism spectrum disorder is limited, and more empirical studies using larger samples are needed to clearly identify the nature of any problems in this group. By increasing the understanding of precise cognitive deficits that hinder the ability of children with autism spectrum disorders to interact with others, learn language, and successfully manage the needs of daily life, these deficiencies can be better targeted in interventions.