Alexithymia is related to poor social competence in autistic and nonautistic children / Nichole E. SCHEERER in Autism Research, 14-6 (June 2021)  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism Research > 14-6 (June 2021) . - p.1252-1259 Titre : Alexithymia is related to poor social competence in autistic and nonautistic children Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Nichole E. SCHEERER, Auteur ; Troy Q. BOUCHER, Auteur ; Grace IAROCCI, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.1252-1259 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Adolescent  Affective Symptoms/complications  Autism Spectrum Disorder/complications  Autistic Disorder/complications  Child  Emotions  Humans  Social Skills  alexithymia  autism  autism spectrum disorder  emotional processing  social competence Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Alexithymia is characterized by difficulties identifying and describing one's own emotions and the emotions of others. These challenges with understanding emotions in people with alexithymia may give rise to difficulties with social interactions. Given that alexithymia frequently co-occurs with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and that both populations have difficulties with social interactions, it is of interest to determine whether alexithymia can help to parse some of the heterogeneity in social competence in autistic and nonautistic individuals. The caregivers of 241 children (6-14 years old), including 120 autistic, and 121 nonautistic, rated their child's social competence using the Multidimensional Social Competence Scale (MSCS), autism traits using the Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ), and alexithymia traits using the Children's Alexithymia Measure (CAM). Regression analyses indicated that age, IQ, sex, AQ, and CAM scores accounted for 40.2% of the variance in autistic children's, and 68.2% of the variance in nonautistic children's, parent-reported social competence. Importantly, after controlling for age, IQ, sex, and AQ scores, CAM scores alone accounted for an additional 16.2% of the variance in autistic children's, and 17.4% of the variance in nonautistic children's social competence. These results indicate that higher alexithymia traits predict lower levels of social competence, suggesting that increased difficulty in identifying and describing one's own emotions and the emotions of others is associated with poorer social competence. Furthermore, CAM scores were found to partially mediate the relationship between autistic traits and social competence, suggesting that comorbid alexithymia traits may be partially responsible for poor social competence in individuals with high autistic traits. This research contributes to the understanding of the factors associated with the development of social competence and highlights alexithymia as a potential target for identification and intervention to improve social competence. LAY SUMMARY: Alexithymia is a condition where people find it hard to think and talk about their (and others') feelings. About 50% of autistic people have alexithymia. This might be why they have social and emotional difficulties. Parents answered questions about alexithymia and social difficulties their children have. Children with more alexithymia problems had poorer social skills. Thus, alexithymia may be related to social problems faced by autistic and nonautistic children. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.2485 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=449 [article] Alexithymia is related to poor social competence in autistic and nonautistic children [texte imprimé] / Nichole E. SCHEERER, Auteur ; Troy Q. BOUCHER, Auteur ; Grace IAROCCI, Auteur . - p.1252-1259. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Autism Research > 14-6 (June 2021) . - p.1252-1259 Mots-clés : Adolescent  Affective Symptoms/complications  Autism Spectrum Disorder/complications  Autistic Disorder/complications  Child  Emotions  Humans  Social Skills  alexithymia  autism  autism spectrum disorder  emotional processing  social competence Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Alexithymia is characterized by difficulties identifying and describing one's own emotions and the emotions of others. These challenges with understanding emotions in people with alexithymia may give rise to difficulties with social interactions. Given that alexithymia frequently co-occurs with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and that both populations have difficulties with social interactions, it is of interest to determine whether alexithymia can help to parse some of the heterogeneity in social competence in autistic and nonautistic individuals. The caregivers of 241 children (6-14 years old), including 120 autistic, and 121 nonautistic, rated their child's social competence using the Multidimensional Social Competence Scale (MSCS), autism traits using the Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ), and alexithymia traits using the Children's Alexithymia Measure (CAM). Regression analyses indicated that age, IQ, sex, AQ, and CAM scores accounted for 40.2% of the variance in autistic children's, and 68.2% of the variance in nonautistic children's, parent-reported social competence. Importantly, after controlling for age, IQ, sex, and AQ scores, CAM scores alone accounted for an additional 16.2% of the variance in autistic children's, and 17.4% of the variance in nonautistic children's social competence. These results indicate that higher alexithymia traits predict lower levels of social competence, suggesting that increased difficulty in identifying and describing one's own emotions and the emotions of others is associated with poorer social competence. Furthermore, CAM scores were found to partially mediate the relationship between autistic traits and social competence, suggesting that comorbid alexithymia traits may be partially responsible for poor social competence in individuals with high autistic traits. This research contributes to the understanding of the factors associated with the development of social competence and highlights alexithymia as a potential target for identification and intervention to improve social competence. LAY SUMMARY: Alexithymia is a condition where people find it hard to think and talk about their (and others') feelings. About 50% of autistic people have alexithymia. This might be why they have social and emotional difficulties. Parents answered questions about alexithymia and social difficulties their children have. Children with more alexithymia problems had poorer social skills. Thus, alexithymia may be related to social problems faced by autistic and nonautistic children. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.2485 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=449

Brief Report: Alexithymia Trait Severity, Not Autistic Trait Severity, Relates to Caregiver Reactions to Autistic Children?s Negative Emotions / Cassia L. MCINTYRE in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 53-10 (October 2023)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 53-10 (October 2023) . - p.4100-4106 Titre : Brief Report: Alexithymia Trait Severity, Not Autistic Trait Severity, Relates to Caregiver Reactions to Autistic Children?s Negative Emotions Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Cassia L. MCINTYRE, Auteur ; Troy Q. BOUCHER, Auteur ; Nichole E. SCHEERER, Auteur ; Mandeep GURM, Auteur ; Grace IAROCCI, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.4100-4106 Langues : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Alexithymia impacts an individual?s ability to recognize and understand emotions and frequently co-occurs with autism. This study investigated the relationship between children s alexithymia, autistic traits, and caregiver reactions to their child?s negative emotions. Caregivers of 54 autistic and 51 non-autistic children between the ages of 7 and 12 years rated their child?s alexithymia and autistic trait severity and their reactions to their child?s negative emotions. Caregivers of autistic children reported greater supportive reactions and fewer restrictive/controlling reactions to their child?s negative emotions when their child had more alexithymia traits. This study extends previous research by demonstrating that caregivers of autistic children with co-occurring alexithymia traits represent a specific subgroup of caregivers that respond more positively to their child?s negative emotions. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-022-05494-2 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=511 [article] Brief Report: Alexithymia Trait Severity, Not Autistic Trait Severity, Relates to Caregiver Reactions to Autistic Children?s Negative Emotions [texte imprimé] / Cassia L. MCINTYRE, Auteur ; Troy Q. BOUCHER, Auteur ; Nichole E. SCHEERER, Auteur ; Mandeep GURM, Auteur ; Grace IAROCCI, Auteur . - p.4100-4106. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 53-10 (October 2023) . - p.4100-4106 Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Alexithymia impacts an individual?s ability to recognize and understand emotions and frequently co-occurs with autism. This study investigated the relationship between children s alexithymia, autistic traits, and caregiver reactions to their child?s negative emotions. Caregivers of 54 autistic and 51 non-autistic children between the ages of 7 and 12 years rated their child?s alexithymia and autistic trait severity and their reactions to their child?s negative emotions. Caregivers of autistic children reported greater supportive reactions and fewer restrictive/controlling reactions to their child?s negative emotions when their child had more alexithymia traits. This study extends previous research by demonstrating that caregivers of autistic children with co-occurring alexithymia traits represent a specific subgroup of caregivers that respond more positively to their child?s negative emotions. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-022-05494-2 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=511

Correction to: Brief Report: Alexithymia Trait Severity, Not Autistic Trait Severity, Relates to Caregiver Reactions to Autistic Children's Negative Emotions / Troy Q. BOUCHER ; Nichole E. SCHEERER ; Mandeep GURM ; Grace IAROCCI in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 53-2 (February 2023)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 53-2 (February 2023) . - p.885-885 Titre : Correction to: Brief Report: Alexithymia Trait Severity, Not Autistic Trait Severity, Relates to Caregiver Reactions to Autistic Children's Negative Emotions Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Troy Q. BOUCHER, Auteur ; Nichole E. SCHEERER, Auteur ; Mandeep GURM, Auteur ; Grace IAROCCI, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.885-885 Langues : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-022-05605-z Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=495 [article] Correction to: Brief Report: Alexithymia Trait Severity, Not Autistic Trait Severity, Relates to Caregiver Reactions to Autistic Children's Negative Emotions [texte imprimé] / Troy Q. BOUCHER, Auteur ; Nichole E. SCHEERER, Auteur ; Mandeep GURM, Auteur ; Grace IAROCCI, Auteur . - p.885-885. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 53-2 (February 2023) . - p.885-885 Index. décimale : PER Périodiques En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-022-05605-z Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=495

Examining the Relations Between Social Competence, Autistic Traits, Anxiety and Depression in Autistic and Non-Autistic Children / Troy Q. BOUCHER ; Nichole E. SCHEERER ; Grace IAROCCI in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 54-8 (August 2024)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 54-8 (August 2024) . - p.3094-3106 Titre : Examining the Relations Between Social Competence, Autistic Traits, Anxiety and Depression in Autistic and Non-Autistic Children Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Troy Q. BOUCHER, Auteur ; Nichole E. SCHEERER, Auteur ; Grace IAROCCI, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.3094-3106 Langues : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : The current study examined whether social competence and autistic traits are related to anxiety and depression in autistic and non-autistic children. Parents of 340 children aged 6 to 12 years old, including 186 autistic and 154 non-autistic children completed the Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ) to assess their child?s autistic traits, the Multidimensional Social Competence Scale (MSCS) to assess their child?s social competence, and the Behaviour Assessment Scale for Children 2 (BASC-2) to assess their child?s internalizing symptoms of depression and anxiety, and children were administered the Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence, Second Edition (WASI-II) to assess their intellectual abilities. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses were conducted to investigate the relations between social competence, autistic traits, anxiety, and depression. Social competence was related to anxiety and depression symptoms in autistic children, but only depression symptoms in non-autistic children, above and beyond the effects of autistic traits, IQ and age. Autistic children were also reported to experience more severe anxiety and depression symptoms, and more autistic traits were related to higher levels of anxiety and depression in both groups. These findings suggest that social competence and internalizing symptoms are intricately connected in autistic children and need to be jointly considered in both assessment and intervention. The social implications are discussed with an emphasis on acceptance of diverse social styles as a viable avenue to reduce children s internalizing symptoms. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-023-06012-8 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=534 [article] Examining the Relations Between Social Competence, Autistic Traits, Anxiety and Depression in Autistic and Non-Autistic Children [texte imprimé] / Troy Q. BOUCHER, Auteur ; Nichole E. SCHEERER, Auteur ; Grace IAROCCI, Auteur . - p.3094-3106. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 54-8 (August 2024) . - p.3094-3106 Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : The current study examined whether social competence and autistic traits are related to anxiety and depression in autistic and non-autistic children. Parents of 340 children aged 6 to 12 years old, including 186 autistic and 154 non-autistic children completed the Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ) to assess their child?s autistic traits, the Multidimensional Social Competence Scale (MSCS) to assess their child?s social competence, and the Behaviour Assessment Scale for Children 2 (BASC-2) to assess their child?s internalizing symptoms of depression and anxiety, and children were administered the Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence, Second Edition (WASI-II) to assess their intellectual abilities. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses were conducted to investigate the relations between social competence, autistic traits, anxiety, and depression. Social competence was related to anxiety and depression symptoms in autistic children, but only depression symptoms in non-autistic children, above and beyond the effects of autistic traits, IQ and age. Autistic children were also reported to experience more severe anxiety and depression symptoms, and more autistic traits were related to higher levels of anxiety and depression in both groups. These findings suggest that social competence and internalizing symptoms are intricately connected in autistic children and need to be jointly considered in both assessment and intervention. The social implications are discussed with an emphasis on acceptance of diverse social styles as a viable avenue to reduce children s internalizing symptoms. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-023-06012-8 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=534

Exploring sensory phenotypes in autism spectrum disorder / Nichole E. SCHEERER in Molecular Autism, 12 (2021)  

Public ISBD [article]  inMolecular Autism > 12 (2021) . - 67 p. Titre : Exploring sensory phenotypes in autism spectrum disorder Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Nichole E. SCHEERER, Auteur ; Kristina CURCIN, Auteur ; Bobby STOJANOSKI, Auteur ; Evdokia ANAGNOSTOU, Auteur ; Robert NICOLSON, Auteur ; Elizabeth KELLEY, Auteur ; Stelios GEORGIADES, Auteur ; Xian LIU, Auteur ; Ryan A. STEVENSON, Auteur Article en page(s) : 67 p. Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : ADHD traits  Adaptive behaviour  Autism spectrum disorder  Cluster analysis  OCD traits  Restrictive and repetitive behaviours  Sensory phenotypes  Sensory processing  Social communication  have no competing interests. Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: Atypical reactions to the sensory environment are often reported in autistic individuals, with a high degree of variability across the sensory modalities. These sensory differences have been shown to promote challenging behaviours and distress in autistic individuals and are predictive of other functions including motor, social, and cognitive abilities. Preliminary research suggests that specific sensory differences may cluster together within individuals creating discrete sensory phenotypes. However, the manner in which these sensory differences cluster, and whether the resulting phenotypes are associated with specific cognitive and social challenges is unclear. METHODS: Short sensory profile data from 599 autistic children and adults between the ages of 1 and 21 years were subjected to a K-means cluster analysis. Analysis of variances compared age, adaptive behaviour, and traits associated with autism, attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorder, and obsessive and compulsive disorder across the resultant clusters. RESULTS: A five-cluster model was found to minimize error variance and produce five sensory phenotypes: (1) sensory adaptive, (2) generalized sensory differences, (3) taste and smell sensitivity, (4) under-responsive and sensation seeking, and (5) movement difficulties with low energy. Age, adaptive behaviour, and traits associated with autism, attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorder, and obsessive and compulsive disorder were found to differ significantly across the five phenotypes. LIMITATIONS: The results were based on parent-report measures of sensory processing, adaptive behaviour, traits associated with autism, attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorder, and obsessive and compulsive disorder, which may limit the generalizability of the findings. Further, not all measures are standardized, or psychometrically validated with an autism population. Autistic individuals with an intellectual disability were underrepresented in this sample. Further, as these data were obtained from established records from a large provincial database, not all measures were completed for all individuals. CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that sensory difficulties in autistic individuals can be clustered into sensory phenotypes, and that these phenotypes are associated with behavioural differences. Given the large degree of heterogeneity in sensory difficulties seen in the autistic population, these sensory phenotypes represent an effective way to parse that heterogeneity and create phenotypes that may aid in the development of effective treatments and interventions for sensory difficulties. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-021-00471-5 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=459 [article] Exploring sensory phenotypes in autism spectrum disorder [texte imprimé] / Nichole E. SCHEERER, Auteur ; Kristina CURCIN, Auteur ; Bobby STOJANOSKI, Auteur ; Evdokia ANAGNOSTOU, Auteur ; Robert NICOLSON, Auteur ; Elizabeth KELLEY, Auteur ; Stelios GEORGIADES, Auteur ; Xian LIU, Auteur ; Ryan A. STEVENSON, Auteur . - 67 p. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Molecular Autism > 12 (2021) . - 67 p. Mots-clés : ADHD traits  Adaptive behaviour  Autism spectrum disorder  Cluster analysis  OCD traits  Restrictive and repetitive behaviours  Sensory phenotypes  Sensory processing  Social communication  have no competing interests. Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: Atypical reactions to the sensory environment are often reported in autistic individuals, with a high degree of variability across the sensory modalities. These sensory differences have been shown to promote challenging behaviours and distress in autistic individuals and are predictive of other functions including motor, social, and cognitive abilities. Preliminary research suggests that specific sensory differences may cluster together within individuals creating discrete sensory phenotypes. However, the manner in which these sensory differences cluster, and whether the resulting phenotypes are associated with specific cognitive and social challenges is unclear. METHODS: Short sensory profile data from 599 autistic children and adults between the ages of 1 and 21 years were subjected to a K-means cluster analysis. Analysis of variances compared age, adaptive behaviour, and traits associated with autism, attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorder, and obsessive and compulsive disorder across the resultant clusters. RESULTS: A five-cluster model was found to minimize error variance and produce five sensory phenotypes: (1) sensory adaptive, (2) generalized sensory differences, (3) taste and smell sensitivity, (4) under-responsive and sensation seeking, and (5) movement difficulties with low energy. Age, adaptive behaviour, and traits associated with autism, attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorder, and obsessive and compulsive disorder were found to differ significantly across the five phenotypes. LIMITATIONS: The results were based on parent-report measures of sensory processing, adaptive behaviour, traits associated with autism, attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorder, and obsessive and compulsive disorder, which may limit the generalizability of the findings. Further, not all measures are standardized, or psychometrically validated with an autism population. Autistic individuals with an intellectual disability were underrepresented in this sample. Further, as these data were obtained from established records from a large provincial database, not all measures were completed for all individuals. CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that sensory difficulties in autistic individuals can be clustered into sensory phenotypes, and that these phenotypes are associated with behavioural differences. Given the large degree of heterogeneity in sensory difficulties seen in the autistic population, these sensory phenotypes represent an effective way to parse that heterogeneity and create phenotypes that may aid in the development of effective treatments and interventions for sensory difficulties. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-021-00471-5 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=459

Exploring the Relationship between Prosodic Control and Social Competence in Children with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder / Nichole E. SCHEERER in Autism Research, 13-11 (November 2020)  

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Family Experiences of Decreased Sound Tolerance in ASD / Nichole E. SCHEERER in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 52-9 (September 2022)  

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Predicting Social Competence in Autistic and Non-Autistic Children: Effects of Prosody and the Amount of Speech Input / Elise MCCLAY ; Mandeep GURM ; Troy Q. BOUCHER ; H. Henny YEUNG ; Grace IAROCCI ; Nichole E. SCHEERER in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 55-7 (July 2025)  

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Systematic review of factors that may influence the outcomes and generalizability of parent-mediated interventions for young children with autism spectrum disorder / David TREMBATH in Autism Research, 12-9 (September 2019)  

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