Relationships between Affect Recognition, Empathy, Alexithymia, and Co-Occurring Conditions in Autism.

ABSTRACT: Prior studies show differences in empathy and affect-recognition ability between those with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and typically developing (TD) individuals. Autistic individuals also exhibit increased behavioral, gastrointestinal, and sleep issues. In the current study, we explored the differences in empathy and affect recognition between the ASD and TD groups; and we investigated their associations with conditions co-occurring in ASD. A total of 54 TD and 56 ASD children (8-17 years) were included. As compared to the TD group, the ASD group showed lower scores for affect recognition and perspective taking (PT) and higher scores for personal distress (PD). Interestingly, results from hierarchical linear regressions suggested that disparities in the PD and PT between the groups wer

SUBMITTER: Raman N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10452701 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature