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  • Developmental Psychology
  • Child Psychology
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research

Background:

  • Collaborative problem-solving (CPS) involves shared goals, attention, and coordinated actions, which are often impaired in children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (HFASD).
  • Understanding social interaction differences in HFASD is crucial for developing targeted interventions.
  • Peer relationships significantly influence social and cognitive development in young children.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine group differences in collaborative problem-solving (CPS) between children with HFASD and typically developing (TYP) children.
  • To investigate the impact of social familiarity (friend vs. non-friend) on CPS performance in children with HFASD.
  • To explore potential improvements in CPS efficiency and engagement with familiar peers.

Main Methods:

  • A comparative study involving 28 children with HFASD and 30 TYP children (aged 3-6 years).
  • Participants engaged in a block-balancing CPS task, interacting with both friends and non-friends.
  • Groups were matched on chronological age, mental age, IQ, and maternal education to control for confounding variables.

Main Results:

  • Children with HFASD exhibited slower problem-solving, more irrelevant behaviors, less sharing, and fewer coordinative gestures compared to TYP children.
  • HFASD preschoolers demonstrated increased responsiveness and enjoyment when interacting with friends versus non-friends.
  • A notable improvement in problem-solving efficiency was observed in HFASD children during their second attempt at the task.

Conclusions:

  • Social deficits in HFASD impact collaborative problem-solving, affecting goal sharing and action coordination.
  • Social familiarity, particularly interaction with friends, can positively influence engagement and performance in children with HFASD.
  • Findings suggest that leveraging existing social relationships may be beneficial for supporting CPS skills in young children with HFASD.