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Gökçen, Elif; Frederickson, Norah; Petrides, K. V. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2016
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterised by profound difficulties in empathic processing and executive control. Whilst the links between these processes have been frequently investigated in populations with autism, few studies have examined them at the subclinical level. In addition, the contribution of alexithymia, a trait characterised by…
Descriptors: Theory of Mind, Executive Function, Autism, Severe Disabilities
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Ghaziuddin, Mohammad; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1995
This study compared Rorschach test performance of 12 subjects with Asperger syndrome (AS) and 12 subjects with high-functioning autism (HFA, mean age 12 years). AS subjects demonstrated a trend toward greater levels of disorganized thinking than the HFA group and were more likely to be classified as "introversive." The test did not…
Descriptors: Asperger Syndrome, Cognitive Processes, Personality Assessment, Personality Traits