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  • Developmental Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology

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  • Social cognition deficits are a hallmark of autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
  • Understanding these deficits in adolescents is crucial for targeted interventions.
  • Previous research shows mixed results on specific social cognition abilities in ASD.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare social cognition abilities in adolescents with ASD and neurotypically developed (NTD) peers.
  • To investigate performance differences in facial emotion categorization (FEC), false belief tasks (FBT), and complex social cognition (SC).
  • To explore the relationship between age and social cognition performance in ASD.

Main Methods:

  • A multi-faceted test battery was administered to adolescents with ASD and NTD peers.
  • Tests included facial emotion categorization (FEC), classical false belief tasks (FBT), and complex social cognition (SC).
  • Performance accuracy rates were statistically analyzed.

Main Results:

  • Adolescents with ASD demonstrated significantly lower accuracy in FEC and complex SC tasks compared to NTD peers.
  • No significant performance differences were observed between ASD and NTD groups in FBT.
  • A significant correlation between age and performance was found in FEC and complex SC tasks, but only within the ASD group.

Conclusions:

  • Dynamic or fragmented FEC tasks may more effectively reveal implicit facial emotion processing deficits in ASD.
  • Difficulties in complex SC tasks for individuals with ASD may stem from impaired social schema acquisition and application.
  • These findings highlight specific social cognition challenges in adolescent ASD and suggest avenues for further research and intervention.