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Reframing Body Representations in Autistic Individuals: A Systematic Review.

Joanna Mourad^1,2,3,4, Kim Daniels⁵, Katleen Bogaerts^1,6

¹REVAL Rehabilitation Research Center, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium.

Autism Research : Official Journal of the International Society for Autism Research

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Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

Body representations in autism, encompassing body schema and body image, are altered, particularly in sensorimotor functions. More comprehensive assessments are needed for this underdeveloped research area.

Keywords:

autistic individuals body image body representations body schema systematic review

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Developmental Psychology
Autism Research

Background:

Body representations (BR) are crucial for functioning, including body schema (BS) for movement and body image (BI) for conscious experience.
Autism involves BR alterations impacting sensory, motor, social, and self-perception domains, but their structure is unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

To establish a conceptual framework for BR in autism.
Identify key BR differences in autistic individuals compared to neurotypical groups.
Synthesize evidence on assessment methods and clinical relevance.

Main Methods:

Systematic review following PRISMA guidelines.
Analysis of 54 studies (2000-2025) with 2982 participants.
Focus on sensorimotor dimensions (interoception, proprioception) and body image.

Main Results:

Predominance of BS research (81%), especially sensorimotor aspects.
BI research is limited but suggests links to body dissatisfaction and identity issues.
Commonly reported differences in bodily awareness, movement, emotion, and self-perception.

Conclusions:

BR is clinically significant in autism but under-researched.
Methodological limitations include construct heterogeneity and over-reliance on self-reports.
Need for comprehensive, developmentally sensitive, multimodal assessment approaches in autism BR research.