No association between alexithymia and emotion recognition or theory of mind in a sample of adolescents enhanced for autistic traits.

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Alexithymia is a sub-clinical condition characterised by difficulties identifying and describing one's own emotions, which is found in many, but not all autistic people. The alexithymia hypothesis suggests that certain aspects of socio-cognitive functioning typically attributed to autism, namely difficulties in emotion recognition, might be better explained by often co-occurring alexithymia. It is important to understand what is specific to autism and what is due to other co-occurring characteristics to develop appropriate support for autistic people. However, most research on this topic has been conducted in adults, which limits our knowledge about the relevance of this theory to younger autistic populations. This study tested whether difficulties in emotion recogniti

SUBMITTER: Moraitopoulou G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11301953 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature