This thesis examined whether individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders are sensitive to traits. The ability of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders to infer traits from descriptions of behaviour was investigated by asking participants to read trait implying sentences and then to chose one of two ...
People consistently show preferences and behaviors that benefit others at a cost to themselves, a phenomenon termed altruism. We investigated if perception of one’s body signals – interoception - may be underlying such behaviors. We tested if participants’ sensitivity to their own heartbeat predict...
This thesis examined whether individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders are sensitive to traits. The ability of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders to infer traits from descriptions of behaviour was investigated by asking participants to read trait implying sentences and then to chose one of two ...
People change when they know you have autism “I always notice a change in how people talk to me after I have just given a speech on my autism. Some then do not approach me to ask questions as they feel it might be too much for me. Best way to deal with this is to...
Pay attention to your child’s sensitivities. Many children with autism are “hypersensitive” to light, sound, touch and smell. Other children with autism are “under-sensitive” to sensory stimuli.___what sights, sounds, smell and movements cause your kid’s troublesome behavior and what bring...
There are many things parents can do to help children with autism (自闭症) overcome their challenges. Learning all you can about autism and getting ___ in treatment will go a long way toward helping your child. Stay consistent (一致的). Children with autism have a hard time ___ what th...
TA argues that ‘those people with autism who require the most support, who face the greatest barriers, are also far more likely to be seriously ill’. This is, of course, a truism. If you are more ill, you need more support. There is nothing in our manifesto that denies this, and ...
It is unclear whether these findings extent to more natural stimuli such as audiovisual speech. The current study examined the relationship between autistic traits measured by the Autism spectrum Quotient and audiovisual speech processing in a large non-clinical population using a battery of ...
We often talk about autism as if it is a disease or a public health crisis, a tragedy. We participate in a conversation that demonizes the population we exist to serve, and we allow discussions about autistic people using language and imagery we would never tolerate being said about ourselves...
more sensitive to peer influence and more likely to engage in risky behaviours when in the presence of others18,19. For example, a longitudinal study reported that susceptibility to social influence decreased across adolescence16. This reinforces the idea that people’s inclination to be influenced...