ERIC Number: EJ1242019
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Publication Date: 2020-Feb
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Dissociation in How Core Autism Features Relate to Interoceptive Dimensions: Evidence from Cardiac Awareness in Children
Palser, E. R.; Fotopoulou, A.; Pellicano, E.; Kilner, J. M.
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v50 n2 p572-582 Feb 2020
Interoception in autism is receiving increasing research attention. Previously, differences were identified in autism on both objective and subjective measures of interoception, and an association with anxiety. Yet, it is currently unknown how interoception relates to core autism features. Here, in 49 autistic children, we consider how interoceptive accuracy (measured with heartbeat detection tasks) and sensibility (subjective judgements of awareness) relate to overall severity on the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, and symptom domains of social-affective and repetitive, restricted behaviors. Socio-affective features were related to interoceptive sensibility, while repetitive restricted behaviors were related to interoceptive accuracy. This dissociation suggests disparate interoceptive mechanisms for the formation and/or maintenance of autistic features.
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Self Concept, Perception, Severity (of Disability), Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Interpersonal Competence, Affective Behavior, Behavior Problems, Physiology
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule
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