[article] 
inJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 40-6 (June 2010) . - p.730-742

Titre :	Variety is Not the Spice of Life for People with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Frequency Ratings of Central, Variable and Inappropriate Aspects of Common Real-life Events
Type de document :	Texte imprimé et/ou numérique
Auteurs :	Eva LOTH, Auteur ; Francesca HAPPE, Auteur ; Juan-Carlos GOMEZ, Auteur
Année de publication :	2010
Article en page(s) :	p.730-742
Langues :	Anglais (eng)
Mots-clés :	Autism-spectrum-disorders Theory-of-mind Weak-central-coherence Event-schemas Repetitive-behaviours
Index. décimale :	PER Périodiques
Résumé :	This study used a novel rating task to investigate whether high-functioning individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have difficulties distinguishing essential from variable aspects of familiar events. Participants read stories about everyday events and judged how often central, variable, and inappropriate event-components normally occur in this type of situation. The ASD boys made significantly more errors than the typically developing boys in rating the occurrences of variable aspects. In both groups, ratings of variable aspects were age-related, but in the ASD boys, they were also related to theory of mind and weak coherence test scores, and to severity of autistic symptoms. Implications for the understanding of some repetitive behaviours, such as the tendency to adhere to inflexible routines, are discussed.
En ligne :	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-009-0929-7
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[article] Variety is Not the Spice of Life for People with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Frequency Ratings of Central, Variable and Inappropriate Aspects of Common Real-life Events [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Eva LOTH, Auteur ; Francesca HAPPE, Auteur ; Juan-Carlos GOMEZ, Auteur . - 2010 . - p.730-742.
Langues : Anglais (eng)
in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 40-6 (June 2010) . - p.730-742

Mots-clés :	Autism-spectrum-disorders Theory-of-mind Weak-central-coherence Event-schemas Repetitive-behaviours
Index. décimale :	PER Périodiques
Résumé :	This study used a novel rating task to investigate whether high-functioning individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have difficulties distinguishing essential from variable aspects of familiar events. Participants read stories about everyday events and judged how often central, variable, and inappropriate event-components normally occur in this type of situation. The ASD boys made significantly more errors than the typically developing boys in rating the occurrences of variable aspects. In both groups, ratings of variable aspects were age-related, but in the ASD boys, they were also related to theory of mind and weak coherence test scores, and to severity of autistic symptoms. Implications for the understanding of some repetitive behaviours, such as the tendency to adhere to inflexible routines, are discussed.
En ligne :	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-009-0929-7
Permalink :	https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=102