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  • Neurodevelopmental disorders
  • Cognitive psychology
  • Social cognition

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  • Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is frequently linked to challenges in perspective-taking abilities.
  • Deception serves as a key indicator of perspective-taking skills, suggesting potential difficulties for individuals with ASD.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the hypothesis that individuals with ASD face challenges in deception due to impaired perspective-taking.
  • To compare deception and deception detection capabilities between individuals with and without ASD.

Main Methods:

  • Participants with and without ASD engaged in a computerized deception game.
  • Performance metrics included deception frequency, deception detection accuracy, and learning rates.

Main Results:

  • Participants with ASD showed equal or greater likelihood to deceive and detect deception in complex situations.
  • Individuals with ASD learned deception at a faster rate compared to controls.
  • Initially, participants with ASD deceived less frequently and were slower at detecting deception.

Conclusions:

  • People with ASD readily engage in deception, contrary to initial hypotheses.
  • Deception in ASD may be mediated by conscious, effortful reasoning about others' perspectives.
  • Findings highlight the nuanced nature of social cognition in Autism Spectrum Disorder.