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Best, Catherine; Arora, Shruti; Porter, Fiona; Doherty, Martin – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
This research investigates the paradox of creativity in autism. That is, whether people with subclinical autistic traits have cognitive styles conducive to creativity or whether they are disadvantaged by the implied cognitive and behavioural rigidity of the autism phenotype. The relationship between divergent thinking (a cognitive component of…
Descriptors: Autism, Creativity, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Cognitive Style
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Hartley, Sigan L.; Hickey, Emily J.; DaWalt, Leann; Rodriguez, Geovanna – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2019
The broader autism phenotype refers to sub-clinical autism spectrum disorder characteristics involving socially and emotionally aloof and rigid personality traits and social communication difficulties. Relatives of individuals with autism spectrum disorder, including parents, evidence an increased rate of broader autism phenotype. The goal of this…
Descriptors: Genetics, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Personality Traits