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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Social Psychology

Background:

  • Intersubjective connectedness, the ability to identify with another's subjective orientation, is crucial for social interaction.
  • Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may exhibit a relative deficit in this form of intersubjective connectedness.
  • Understanding these differences is key to comprehending typical and atypical social development.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the propensity for interpersonal identification in children and adolescents with autism.
  • To compare communication aspects related to identification between autistic and neurotypical participants.
  • To explore the implications for understanding social interaction in ASD.

Main Methods:

  • An empirical study comparing children and adolescents with autism to matched neurotypical participants (n=12 per group).
  • Participants were asked to 'Get Pete to do this' with demonstrations in Pete's absence.
  • Blind ratings of videotaped communication were used to assess four a priori indices of identification.

Main Results:

  • Participants with autism scored significantly lower on emotional engagement, sharing experience in joint attention, communication style, and shifting communicative roles.
  • A composite measure of identification showed near-complete separation between the autism and neurotypical groups.
  • These findings support the hypothesis of reduced intersubjective connectedness in autism.

Conclusions:

  • Children and adolescents with autism demonstrate a reduced capacity for interpersonal identification compared to their neurotypical peers.
  • Specific communication deficits in emotional engagement and joint attention are linked to this reduced identification.
  • The findings have significant implications for understanding social communication challenges in autism spectrum disorder and for developing targeted interventions.