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Anticipatory concern: a study in autism.

Jessica A Hobson¹, Ruth Harris, Rosa García-Pérez

¹Institute of Child Health, University College London, UK. j.hobson@ich.ucl.ac.uk

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Children with autism show less concern for others when their drawings are torn, even before distress is expressed. This study explores early empathy development in autistic and typically developing children.

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Area of Science:

Developmental Psychology
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Social Cognition

Background:

Empathic responsiveness in children is well-researched, particularly the limited responsiveness observed in children with autism.
Previous studies focused on reactions to expressed distress, leaving a gap in understanding reactions to potential distress.

Purpose of the Study:

To experimentally investigate children's concern for individuals experiencing potential negative outcomes before distress is explicitly shown.
To compare empathic responsiveness in children with autism, learning disability, and typically developing children.

Main Methods:

A novel procedure involved participants witnessing one person (E1) tear another's (E2) drawing, compared to tearing a blank card.
Matched groups of children with autism, learning disability, and typically developing children (verbal mental age ~6 years) participated.
Behavioral observations focused on orientation towards E2 and ratings of concern and concerned looks.

Main Results:

Fewer children with autism oriented towards E2 with an immediate look when E2's drawing was torn.
Children with autism, as a group, were rated as showing less concern and fewer concerned looks towards E2.
Findings suggest differences in anticipating and responding to others' potential negative emotional states.

Conclusions:

The study provides experimental evidence of differences in early empathic concern in children with autism.
Results contribute to understanding the development of empathy in both typical and atypical development.
Highlights the importance of considering precursors to expressed distress in assessing empathy.