AutismSome scholars have suggested that fiction builds upon our capacity for daydreaming and imagination, while others have proposed that it appeals to our capacity for getting inside the minds of others. However, very little research has investigated the way that individuals with deficits in ...
all with impairment of social interaction, communication, and imagination. Most, but not all, children with this triad of impairments are severely mentally retarded, although severe retardation also occurs in those who are sociable and communicative. It is hypothesized ...
Five subscales cover personality traits associated with the autistic spectrum; social skills, communication, imagination, attention to detail, and attention switching. Results Intellectual Ability Mean score on the Raven’s Advanced Progressive Matrices was not significantly different between the groups (F...
The AQ consists of five subscales: social skills, local details, attention switching, communication, and imagination. The IWM is composed of three subscales: secure, anxious, and avoidant attachment styles. The KiSS-18 is a single-factor model. First, we calculated the correlations between AQ,...
Goldstein TR, Winner E. Engagement in role play, pretense, and acting classes predict advanced theory of mind skill in middle childhood. Imagination Cognition Personality. 2011;30(3):249–58. ArticleGoogle Scholar Poorman PB. Biography and role playing: fostering empathy in abnormal psychology. Te...
The AQ consists of five subscales: social skills, local details, attention switching, communication, and imagination. The IWM is composed of three subscales: secure, anxious, and avoidant attachment styles. The KiSS-18 is a single-factor model. First, we calculated the correlations between AQ,...
Although paranoia and teleology both involve excess perception of agency, the current results collectively suggest a perceptual distinction between the two, perhaps with clinical import.Similar content being viewed by others Perceptual decision-making in autism as assessed by “spot the difference” ...
Another study showed that the secondary somatosensory cortex - an area usually involved in coding the sensory component of physical pain - was activated by the mere re-imagination and reliving of a romantic partner break-up triggered by viewing a headshot photograph of the ex-partner (Kross et ...
Background: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and social anxiety disorder (SAD) frequently co-occur in persons with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). We studied which features distinguish ‘pure’ anxiety disordered patients from those with co-morbid ASD. Method: In a case-controlled des...
The Autism Spectrum Quotient [AQ − 45]. The AQ is a 50-item scale related to autistic traits. Five areas are evaluated and include 10 questions each: social skills, attention switching, attention to detail, communication, and imagination. Participants rate their agreement with statements on...