Face Identity Recognition and the Social Difficulties Component of the Autism-Like Phenotype: Evidence for Phenotypic and Genetic Links.

Autor: Lewis GJ; Department of Psychology, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey, TW20 0EX, UK. gary.lewis@rhul.ac.uk., Shakeshaft NG; King's College London, MRC Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AF, UK., Plomin R; King's College London, MRC Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AF, UK.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of autism and developmental disorders [J Autism Dev Disord] 2018 Aug; Vol. 48 (8), pp. 2758-2765.
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-018-3539-4
Abstrakt: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and autism-like traits are associated with deficits in face memory ability, although it is not yet clear whether this deficit reflects a specific aspect of the ASD/autism-like phenotype. We addressed this issue using a neurotypical sample of adolescent twins (N complete pairs  = 782) drawn from the Twins Early Development Study who were assessed on face and object memory performance alongside two core aspects of autism-like traits: (i) difficulties with social behavior/interactions, and (ii) attention to detail. We observed a negative association between face memory ability and difficulties with social behavior/interactions. This association reflected an overlapping genetic etiology: heritable influences acting on face memory ability are associated with the social difficulties aspects of autism-like traits.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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