Assessing Personal Constructs of Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Person-Centered Measure of Social Cognition
| Autor: | Trisha L. Self, Anthony DiLollo, Sean Hess |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Visual perception Adolescent Autism Spectrum Disorder Interpersonal communication 050105 experimental psychology Developmental psychology Social Skills 03 medical and health sciences Nonverbal communication 0302 clinical medicine Cognition Social cognition Developmental and Educational Psychology medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Repertory grid Social Behavior 05 social sciences medicine.disease 030227 psychiatry Social Perception Autism spectrum disorder Autism Female Construct (philosophy) Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of autism and developmental disorders. 48(2) |
| ISSN: | 1573-3432 |
| Popis: | Many protocols assessing social communication skills of adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are based on behavioral observations. It has been suggested, however, that social cognition encompasses processes underlying observable behaviors. Such processes include personal constructs, which can be assessed using repertory grids. Personal constructs of five adolescents with ASD with average or above average intelligence and receptive and expressive language skills were explored using repertory grids in this study. With visual structure and verbal scaffolding, all participants successfully engaged in the repertory grid process. Data suggest participants had well organized, complex construct systems, a significant understanding of social roles, and were interested in social interactions. Repertory grids may provide additional person-centered information for assessing social communication skills in ASD. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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