Contagious itching is heightened in children with autism spectrum disorders
| Autor: | Anna I Kirk, Molly Helt, Molly E Schineller, Rachel J. Scheub, Taylor M. Sorensen, Ashley de Marchena |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
Adolescent
Autism Spectrum Disorder Emotional empathy Cognitive Neuroscience media_common.quotation_subject Emotions Empathy behavioral disciplines and activities 050105 experimental psychology Yawn Laughter Typically developing mental disorders Developmental and Educational Psychology medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Child media_common Pruritus 05 social sciences medicine.disease Autism spectrum disorder Child Preschool Itching Autism Yawning medicine.symptom Psychology 050104 developmental & child psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Developmental Science. 24 |
| ISSN: | 1467-7687 1363-755X |
| DOI: | 10.1111/desc.13024 |
| Popis: | The authors tested susceptibility to contagious itching, laughter, and yawning in 55 children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), ages 8-14, and 106 typically developing (TD) children, ages 5-14. Children with ASD were less likely to yawn or laugh contagiously compared with TD peers, but showed increased susceptibility to contagious itching, under naturalistic conditions. Contagious yawning and laughter were positively correlated with emotional empathy in the TD group. In contrast, contagious itching showed no relationship to empathy, and was positively correlated with autism symptom severity in the ASD group. The authors explore the implications of these findings in terms of psychological theories about ASD. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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