Development of Moral Judgments in Impersonal and Personal Dilemmas in Autistic Spectrum Disorders from Childhood to Late Adolescence / Manuel PEREA ; Rosa SAHUQUILLO-LEAL ; Isabel BOFILL-MOSCARDÓ ; Ángel CARRASCO-TORNERO ; Antonio CAÑADA-PÉREZ ; Ana GARCÍA-BLANCO in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 54-2 (February 2024)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 54-2 (February 2024) . - p.691-703 Titre : Development of Moral Judgments in Impersonal and Personal Dilemmas in Autistic Spectrum Disorders from Childhood to Late Adolescence Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Manuel PEREA, Auteur ; Rosa SAHUQUILLO-LEAL, Auteur ; Isabel BOFILL-MOSCARDÓ, Auteur ; Ángel CARRASCO-TORNERO, Auteur ; Antonio CAÑADA-PÉREZ, Auteur ; Ana GARCÍA-BLANCO, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.691-703 Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : A potential underlying mechanism associated with the difficulties in social interactions in Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD) concerns the abnormal development of moral reasoning. The present study examined utilitarian and deontological judgments in impersonal and personal moral dilemmas, comparing 66 individuals with ASD and 61 typically developing (TD) individuals between 6 and 18 years. Utilitarian judgments decreased with age. This decline was much more gradual for personal dilemmas in the ASD than in the TD group. ASD individuals rated utilitarian judgments as more appropriate but felt less calm, consistent with the Empathy Imbalance hypothesis. Utilitarian judgments were associated with social interaction difficulties in ASD. These findings identify possible social therapeutic targets for more efficient coping strategies in individuals with ASD. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-022-05795-6 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=520 [article] Development of Moral Judgments in Impersonal and Personal Dilemmas in Autistic Spectrum Disorders from Childhood to Late Adolescence [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Manuel PEREA, Auteur ; Rosa SAHUQUILLO-LEAL, Auteur ; Isabel BOFILL-MOSCARDÓ, Auteur ; Ángel CARRASCO-TORNERO, Auteur ; Antonio CAÑADA-PÉREZ, Auteur ; Ana GARCÍA-BLANCO, Auteur . - p.691-703. in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 54-2 (February 2024) . - p.691-703 Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : A potential underlying mechanism associated with the difficulties in social interactions in Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD) concerns the abnormal development of moral reasoning. The present study examined utilitarian and deontological judgments in impersonal and personal moral dilemmas, comparing 66 individuals with ASD and 61 typically developing (TD) individuals between 6 and 18 years. Utilitarian judgments decreased with age. This decline was much more gradual for personal dilemmas in the ASD than in the TD group. ASD individuals rated utilitarian judgments as more appropriate but felt less calm, consistent with the Empathy Imbalance hypothesis. Utilitarian judgments were associated with social interaction difficulties in ASD. These findings identify possible social therapeutic targets for more efficient coping strategies in individuals with ASD. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-022-05795-6 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=520

Emotional Face Processing in Autism Spectrum Condition: A Study of Attentional Orienting and Inhibitory Control / Rosa SAHUQUILLO-LEAL ; Manuel PEREA ; Alba Moreno-Giménez ; Ladislao Salmerón ; Julia Andreu ; Diana Pons ; Máximo Vento ; Ana GARCÍA-BLANCO in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 55-2 (February 2025)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 55-2 (February 2025) . - p.440-448 Titre : Emotional Face Processing in Autism Spectrum Condition: A Study of Attentional Orienting and Inhibitory Control : Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Rosa SAHUQUILLO-LEAL, Auteur ; Manuel PEREA, Auteur ; Alba Moreno-Giménez, Auteur ; Ladislao Salmerón, Auteur ; Julia Andreu, Auteur ; Diana Pons, Auteur ; Máximo Vento, Auteur ; Ana GARCÍA-BLANCO, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.440-448 Langues : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : A core feature of Autistic Spectrum Condition (ASC) is the presence of difficulties in social interactions. This can be explained by an atypical attentional processing of social information: individuals with ASC may show problems with orienting attention to socially relevant stimuli and/or inhibiting their attentional responses to irrelevant ones. To shed light on this issue, we examined attentional orienting and inhibitory control to emotional stimuli (angry, happy, and neutral faces). An antisaccade task (with both prosaccade and antisacade blocks) was applied to a final sample of 29 children with ASC and 27 children with typical development (TD). Whereas children with ASC committed more antisaccade errors when seeing angry faces than happy or neutral ones, TD children committed more antisaccade errors when encountering happy faces than neutral faces. Furthermore, latencies in the prosaccade and antisaccade blocks were longer in children with ASC and they were associated with the severity of ASC symptoms. Thus, children with ASC showed an impaired inhibitory control when angry faces were presented. This bias to negative high-arousal information is congruent with affective information-processing theories on ASC, suggesting that threatening stimuli induce an overwhelming response in ASC. Therapeutic strategies where train the shift attention to emotional stimuli (i.e. faces) may improve ASC symptomatology and their socials functioning. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-023-06200-6 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=548 [article] Emotional Face Processing in Autism Spectrum Condition: A Study of Attentional Orienting and Inhibitory Control : Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Rosa SAHUQUILLO-LEAL, Auteur ; Manuel PEREA, Auteur ; Alba Moreno-Giménez, Auteur ; Ladislao Salmerón, Auteur ; Julia Andreu, Auteur ; Diana Pons, Auteur ; Máximo Vento, Auteur ; Ana GARCÍA-BLANCO, Auteur . - p.440-448. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 55-2 (February 2025) . - p.440-448 Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : A core feature of Autistic Spectrum Condition (ASC) is the presence of difficulties in social interactions. This can be explained by an atypical attentional processing of social information: individuals with ASC may show problems with orienting attention to socially relevant stimuli and/or inhibiting their attentional responses to irrelevant ones. To shed light on this issue, we examined attentional orienting and inhibitory control to emotional stimuli (angry, happy, and neutral faces). An antisaccade task (with both prosaccade and antisacade blocks) was applied to a final sample of 29 children with ASC and 27 children with typical development (TD). Whereas children with ASC committed more antisaccade errors when seeing angry faces than happy or neutral ones, TD children committed more antisaccade errors when encountering happy faces than neutral faces. Furthermore, latencies in the prosaccade and antisaccade blocks were longer in children with ASC and they were associated with the severity of ASC symptoms. Thus, children with ASC showed an impaired inhibitory control when angry faces were presented. This bias to negative high-arousal information is congruent with affective information-processing theories on ASC, suggesting that threatening stimuli induce an overwhelming response in ASC. Therapeutic strategies where train the shift attention to emotional stimuli (i.e. faces) may improve ASC symptomatology and their socials functioning. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-023-06200-6 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=548

Understanding decision-making in autistic children and adolescents: Insights from deliberative processes and behavioral economic paradigms / Manuel PEREA ; Marta LIZARÁN ; Melanie LABUSCH ; Alba Moreno-Giménez ; Rosa SAHUQUILLO-LEAL ; Belén ALMANSA ; Julia BUESA ; Laura CAMPOS ; Juan A. PÉREZ ; Ana GARCÍA-BLANCO in Autism, 29-6 (June 2025)  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism > 29-6 (June 2025) . - p.1597-1611 Titre : Understanding decision-making in autistic children and adolescents: Insights from deliberative processes and behavioral economic paradigms Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Manuel PEREA, Auteur ; Marta LIZARÁN, Auteur ; Melanie LABUSCH, Auteur ; Alba Moreno-Giménez, Auteur ; Rosa SAHUQUILLO-LEAL, Auteur ; Belén ALMANSA, Auteur ; Julia BUESA, Auteur ; Laura CAMPOS, Auteur ; Juan A. PÉREZ, Auteur ; Ana GARCÍA-BLANCO, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.1597-1611 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : cooperation  decision-making  dictator game  executive function  fairness  prosocial behavior  selfish  social functioning  ultimatum game Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Prior research has shown conflicting findings on decision-making differences between autistic and non-autistic individuals. To address this issue, we applied the Ultimatum and Dictator Games to examine explicit measures (probability of endorsing monetary offers) and implicit measures (response times) associated with decision-making behaviors. By analyzing response times, we aimed to determine whether decisions were intuitive (rapid) or deliberative (slower) reasoning processes. In addition, we administered an executive functions questionnaire to explore how cognitive skills correlate with implicit and explicit decision-making behaviors. The study included 24 autistic and 24 non-autistic children and adolescents aged 8-18?years. Results showed that autistic participants were less likely to propose selfish offers in the Dictator Game than their non-autistic peers. Among autistic participants, this lower tendency to propose selfish offers correlated with better executive function skills. Regarding response times, autistic participants exhibited slower responses than non-autistic participants when accepting and proposing selfish offers in both games. These findings reveal differences in selfish offer tendencies and deliberative reasoning among participants, suggesting that slower decision-making in autistic participants reflects a focus on fairness and sociomoral reasoning. Future research can explore how this reasoning style influences social interactions in various scenarios.Lay Abstract Autistic kids and teens often have unique ways of communicating and socializing with others. Making decisions is important in how we behave daily and how we socialize. To study if autistic participants tend to make more cooperative or selfish choices, we used two games where participants had to share money between themselves and another player. Previous results were not consistent and that is why general assumptions could not be established. Also, previous results focused on the final decisions and did not consider the process that leads to making decisions. To fill the gap in what we know, this study dug deeper by evaluating how quickly or slowly participants made decisions and explored executive functions needed for daily decisions. The study found that autistic participants, with better executive functions, made less selfish offers (where they could keep more money than their peers) than non-autistic participants. Also, autistic participants took more time to decide than non-autistic participants, only when they could earn more money than the other player. Interestingly, these results are consistent with studies indicating that autistic children distribute resources without a primary focus on personal gains. These findings reshape how we view social exchanges and recognize that slow, deliberate thinking can lead to less selfish decisions in autistic children and adolescents. Future research could explore how this reasoning style influences social interactions in varied contexts. En ligne : https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/13623613251323493 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=558 [article] Understanding decision-making in autistic children and adolescents: Insights from deliberative processes and behavioral economic paradigms [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Manuel PEREA, Auteur ; Marta LIZARÁN, Auteur ; Melanie LABUSCH, Auteur ; Alba Moreno-Giménez, Auteur ; Rosa SAHUQUILLO-LEAL, Auteur ; Belén ALMANSA, Auteur ; Julia BUESA, Auteur ; Laura CAMPOS, Auteur ; Juan A. PÉREZ, Auteur ; Ana GARCÍA-BLANCO, Auteur . - p.1597-1611. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Autism > 29-6 (June 2025) . - p.1597-1611 Mots-clés : cooperation  decision-making  dictator game  executive function  fairness  prosocial behavior  selfish  social functioning  ultimatum game Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Prior research has shown conflicting findings on decision-making differences between autistic and non-autistic individuals. To address this issue, we applied the Ultimatum and Dictator Games to examine explicit measures (probability of endorsing monetary offers) and implicit measures (response times) associated with decision-making behaviors. By analyzing response times, we aimed to determine whether decisions were intuitive (rapid) or deliberative (slower) reasoning processes. In addition, we administered an executive functions questionnaire to explore how cognitive skills correlate with implicit and explicit decision-making behaviors. The study included 24 autistic and 24 non-autistic children and adolescents aged 8-18?years. Results showed that autistic participants were less likely to propose selfish offers in the Dictator Game than their non-autistic peers. Among autistic participants, this lower tendency to propose selfish offers correlated with better executive function skills. Regarding response times, autistic participants exhibited slower responses than non-autistic participants when accepting and proposing selfish offers in both games. These findings reveal differences in selfish offer tendencies and deliberative reasoning among participants, suggesting that slower decision-making in autistic participants reflects a focus on fairness and sociomoral reasoning. Future research can explore how this reasoning style influences social interactions in various scenarios.Lay Abstract Autistic kids and teens often have unique ways of communicating and socializing with others. Making decisions is important in how we behave daily and how we socialize. To study if autistic participants tend to make more cooperative or selfish choices, we used two games where participants had to share money between themselves and another player. Previous results were not consistent and that is why general assumptions could not be established. Also, previous results focused on the final decisions and did not consider the process that leads to making decisions. To fill the gap in what we know, this study dug deeper by evaluating how quickly or slowly participants made decisions and explored executive functions needed for daily decisions. The study found that autistic participants, with better executive functions, made less selfish offers (where they could keep more money than their peers) than non-autistic participants. Also, autistic participants took more time to decide than non-autistic participants, only when they could earn more money than the other player. Interestingly, these results are consistent with studies indicating that autistic children distribute resources without a primary focus on personal gains. These findings reshape how we view social exchanges and recognize that slow, deliberate thinking can lead to less selfish decisions in autistic children and adolescents. Future research could explore how this reasoning style influences social interactions in varied contexts. En ligne : https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/13623613251323493 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=558

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