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Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 10/2016

19-07-2016 | Brief Report

Brief Report: Empathic Responsiveness of High Functioning Children with Autism to Expressed and Anticipated Distress

Auteurs: Amanda Newbigin, Mirko Uljarević, Giacomo Vivanti, Cheryl Dissanayake

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 10/2016

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Abstract

The majority of studies that have investigated empathic responsiveness of individuals with Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have used heterogeneous groups in terms of age, cognitive level and gender which significantly impact the results. Our aim in this study was to explore responsiveness of a more homogenous sample of 21 children with ASD and 17 typically developing controls, aged 8–12 years to both overt (or expressed) and anticipated distress. In the anticipated distress task, groups were not differentiated in their response towards the experimenter who had her drawing torn. In the expressed distress task, groups were again similar in expressing concern and acting prosocially towards an experimenter who pretended to lose her watch. The theoretical and clinical implications of these findings are discussed.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Brief Report: Empathic Responsiveness of High Functioning Children with Autism to Expressed and Anticipated Distress
Auteurs
Amanda Newbigin
Mirko Uljarević
Giacomo Vivanti
Cheryl Dissanayake
Publicatiedatum
19-07-2016
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 10/2016
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-016-2862-x

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