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Empathy and Empathy Induced Prosocial Behavior in 6- and 7-Year-Olds with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Deschamps, Peter K. H.; Been, Marieke; Matthys, Walter – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2014
The present study aimed to assess empathy and prosocial behavior in 6-7 year old children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). Results showed, first, lower levels of parent- and teacher-rated cognitive empathy, and similar levels of affective empathy in children with ASD compared to typically developing (TD) children. Second, emotion recognition…
Descriptors: Empathy, Prosocial Behavior, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders