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Santiesteban, Idalmis; White, Sarah; Cook, Jennifer; Gilbert, Sam J.; Heyes, Cecilia; Bird, Geoffrey – Cognition, 2012
Evidence for successful socio-cognitive training in typical adults is rare. This study attempted to improve Theory of Mind (ToM) and visual perspective taking in healthy adults by training participants to either imitate or to inhibit imitation. Twenty-four hours after training, all participants completed tests of ToM and visual perspective taking.…
Descriptors: Theory of Mind, Evidence, Imitation, Perspective Taking
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Bird, Geoffrey; Press, Clare; Richardson, Daniel C. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2011
Eye-tracking studies have demonstrated mixed support for reduced eye fixation when looking at social scenes in individuals with Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC). We present evidence that these mixed findings are due to a separate condition--alexithymia--that is frequently comorbid with ASC. We find that in adults with ASC, autism symptom severity…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Eye Movements, Autism, Severity (of Disability)