Understanding the Self in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD): A Review of Literature.

ABSTRACT: When the system of self is explored in individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs), it is important to measure it via both their own perceptions of the self and their understanding of others' perceptions on themselves at a multidimensional level. This paper reviews existing research in this area using a three-dimension approach. Researchers have found that impairments in the self-system are usually correlated with these individuals' social and cognitive functioning levels: high functioning individuals with ASD who have higher IQ are found to have better awareness of their limitations in social and communication domains than those with lower IQ. Many researchers believe that there are impairments in the psychological (but not physical) self in individuals with ASD, such as theo

SUBMITTER: Huang AX 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5572253 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature