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inJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 52-2 (February 2022) . - p.823-834

Titre :	Alexithymia and Autistic Traits as Contributing Factors to Empathy Difficulties in Preadolescent Children
Type de document :	Texte imprimé et/ou numérique
Auteurs :	L. G. SPEYER, Auteur ; R. H. BROWN, Auteur ; L. CAMUS, Auteur ; A. L. MURRAY, Auteur ; Bonnie AUYEUNG, Auteur
Article en page(s) :	p.823-834
Langues :	Anglais (eng)
Mots-clés :	Affective Symptoms/diagnosis  Autism Spectrum Disorder/diagnosis  Autistic Disorder  Child  Emotions  Empathy  Humans  Alexithymia  Autistic Traits  Children  Multi-Informant Approach
Index. décimale :	PER Périodiques
Résumé :	Recent evidence suggests that, contrary to traditional views, empathy difficulties may not be a core feature of autism; but are rather due to co-occurring alexithymia. Empathy, alexithymia and autistic traits have yet to be examined concurrently in children. Therefore, we examined the co-occurrence of empathy difficulties and alexithymia in 59 typically developing and 5 autistic children. Multiple measures (self-report, parent-report and a behavioural task) were used to evaluate empathy and to assess differences in self- and parent-reports using multiple regressions. Alexithymia was found to predict empathy significantly better than autistic traits, providing support for the alexithymia hypothesis. From a therapeutic perspective, results suggest autistic children who screen positive for elevated alexithymic traits may benefit from additional support targeting emotion identification.
En ligne :	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-021-04986-x
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[article] Alexithymia and Autistic Traits as Contributing Factors to Empathy Difficulties in Preadolescent Children [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / L. G. SPEYER, Auteur ; R. H. BROWN, Auteur ; L. CAMUS, Auteur ; A. L. MURRAY, Auteur ; Bonnie AUYEUNG, Auteur . - p.823-834.
Langues : Anglais (eng)
in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 52-2 (February 2022) . - p.823-834

Mots-clés :	Affective Symptoms/diagnosis  Autism Spectrum Disorder/diagnosis  Autistic Disorder  Child  Emotions  Empathy  Humans  Alexithymia  Autistic Traits  Children  Multi-Informant Approach
Index. décimale :	PER Périodiques
Résumé :	Recent evidence suggests that, contrary to traditional views, empathy difficulties may not be a core feature of autism; but are rather due to co-occurring alexithymia. Empathy, alexithymia and autistic traits have yet to be examined concurrently in children. Therefore, we examined the co-occurrence of empathy difficulties and alexithymia in 59 typically developing and 5 autistic children. Multiple measures (self-report, parent-report and a behavioural task) were used to evaluate empathy and to assess differences in self- and parent-reports using multiple regressions. Alexithymia was found to predict empathy significantly better than autistic traits, providing support for the alexithymia hypothesis. From a therapeutic perspective, results suggest autistic children who screen positive for elevated alexithymic traits may benefit from additional support targeting emotion identification.
En ligne :	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-021-04986-x
Permalink :	https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=455