Specificity of the short-story task for autism diagnosis when controlling for depression / Johannes PFISTERER ; Katrin DÖHNEL ; Lore BLAAS ; Manuela ULLMANN ; Berthold LANGGUTH ; Rainer RUPPRECHT ; Monika SOMMER in Autism Research, 17-9 (September 2024)  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism Research > 17-9 (September 2024) . - p.1928-1933 Titre : Specificity of the short-story task for autism diagnosis when controlling for depression Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Johannes PFISTERER, Auteur ; Katrin DÖHNEL, Auteur ; Lore BLAAS, Auteur ; Manuela ULLMANN, Auteur ; Berthold LANGGUTH, Auteur ; Rainer RUPPRECHT, Auteur ; Monika SOMMER, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.1928-1933 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : fiction-based mentalizing  depression  diagnostics  mentalizing  short-story task Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Abstract Securing an accurate autism-spectrum-condition diagnosis, particularly among women, remains challenging for autistic adults. Building upon previous research highlighting the short-story task (SST) as a promising tool for detecting fiction-based mentalizing difficulties in autistic adults, this study expands its scope. We investigated the SST's discriminative capacity across three distinct groups: autistic individuals (n?=?32), nonautistic individuals without mental health problems (n?=?32), and nonautistic individuals with clinical depression (n?=?30). All three groups differed significantly from each other in their SST mentalizing score with the nonautistic group having the highest scores, the nonautistic but depressed group having medium scores and the autistic group showing the lowest scores. Receiver operator curve (ROC) analysis reaffirmed the SST's efficacy as a discriminator. Moreover, a linear regression analysis identified the SST mentalizing score, the SST comprehension score, and the number of books read per month as significant predictors of autism-spectrum-condition diagnosis. These findings bolster the SST's potential as a valuable adjunct in autism diagnostics, highlighting its discriminatory ability across diverse samples. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.3191 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=535 [article] Specificity of the short-story task for autism diagnosis when controlling for depression [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Johannes PFISTERER, Auteur ; Katrin DÖHNEL, Auteur ; Lore BLAAS, Auteur ; Manuela ULLMANN, Auteur ; Berthold LANGGUTH, Auteur ; Rainer RUPPRECHT, Auteur ; Monika SOMMER, Auteur . - p.1928-1933. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Autism Research > 17-9 (September 2024) . - p.1928-1933 Mots-clés : fiction-based mentalizing  depression  diagnostics  mentalizing  short-story task Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Abstract Securing an accurate autism-spectrum-condition diagnosis, particularly among women, remains challenging for autistic adults. Building upon previous research highlighting the short-story task (SST) as a promising tool for detecting fiction-based mentalizing difficulties in autistic adults, this study expands its scope. We investigated the SST's discriminative capacity across three distinct groups: autistic individuals (n?=?32), nonautistic individuals without mental health problems (n?=?32), and nonautistic individuals with clinical depression (n?=?30). All three groups differed significantly from each other in their SST mentalizing score with the nonautistic group having the highest scores, the nonautistic but depressed group having medium scores and the autistic group showing the lowest scores. Receiver operator curve (ROC) analysis reaffirmed the SST's efficacy as a discriminator. Moreover, a linear regression analysis identified the SST mentalizing score, the SST comprehension score, and the number of books read per month as significant predictors of autism-spectrum-condition diagnosis. These findings bolster the SST's potential as a valuable adjunct in autism diagnostics, highlighting its discriminatory ability across diverse samples. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.3191 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=535

''Why do they do it?'': The short-story task for measuring fiction-based mentalizing in autistic and non-autistic individuals / Irina JARVERS in Autism Research, 16-3 (March 2023)  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism Research > 16-3 (March 2023) . - p.558-568 Titre : ''Why do they do it?'': The short-story task for measuring fiction-based mentalizing in autistic and non-autistic individuals Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Irina JARVERS, Auteur ; Katrin DÖHNEL, Auteur ; Lore BLAAS, Auteur ; Manuela ULLMANN, Auteur ; Berthold LANGGUTH, Auteur ; Rainer RUPPRECHT, Auteur ; Monika SOMMER, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.558-568 Langues : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Abstract This study aimed to validate the short-story-task (SST) based on Dodell-Feder et al. as an instrument to quantify the ability of mentalizing and to differentiate between non-autistic adults and autistic adults, who may have acquired rules to interpret the actions of non-autistic individuals. Autistic (N = 32) and non-autistic (N = 32) adult participants were asked to read ''The End of Something'' by Ernest Hemingway and to answer implicit and explicit mentalizing questions, and comprehension questions. Furthermore, verbal and nonverbal IQ was measured and participants were asked how much fiction they read each month. Mentalizing performance was normally distributed for autistic and non-autistic participants with autistic participants scoring in the lower third of the distribution. ROC (receiver operator curve) analysis revealed the task to be an excellent discriminator between autistic and non-autistic participants. A linear regression analysis identified number of books read, years of education and group as significant predictors. Overall, the SST is a promising measure of mentalizing. On the one hand, it differentiates among non-autistic individuals and on the other hand it is sensitive towards performance differences in mentalizing among autistic adults. Implications for interventions are discussed. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.2871 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=498 [article] ''Why do they do it?'': The short-story task for measuring fiction-based mentalizing in autistic and non-autistic individuals [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Irina JARVERS, Auteur ; Katrin DÖHNEL, Auteur ; Lore BLAAS, Auteur ; Manuela ULLMANN, Auteur ; Berthold LANGGUTH, Auteur ; Rainer RUPPRECHT, Auteur ; Monika SOMMER, Auteur . - p.558-568. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Autism Research > 16-3 (March 2023) . - p.558-568 Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Abstract This study aimed to validate the short-story-task (SST) based on Dodell-Feder et al. as an instrument to quantify the ability of mentalizing and to differentiate between non-autistic adults and autistic adults, who may have acquired rules to interpret the actions of non-autistic individuals. Autistic (N = 32) and non-autistic (N = 32) adult participants were asked to read ''The End of Something'' by Ernest Hemingway and to answer implicit and explicit mentalizing questions, and comprehension questions. Furthermore, verbal and nonverbal IQ was measured and participants were asked how much fiction they read each month. Mentalizing performance was normally distributed for autistic and non-autistic participants with autistic participants scoring in the lower third of the distribution. ROC (receiver operator curve) analysis revealed the task to be an excellent discriminator between autistic and non-autistic participants. A linear regression analysis identified number of books read, years of education and group as significant predictors. Overall, the SST is a promising measure of mentalizing. On the one hand, it differentiates among non-autistic individuals and on the other hand it is sensitive towards performance differences in mentalizing among autistic adults. Implications for interventions are discussed. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.2871 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=498

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