title: Impaired vitality form recognition in autism.
abstract: Along with the understanding of the goal of an action ("what" is done) and the intention underlying it ("why" it is done), social interactions largely depend on the appraisal of the action from the dynamics of the movement: "how" it is performed (its "vitality form"). Do individuals with autism, especially children, possess this capacity? Here we show that, unlike typically developing individuals, individuals with autism reveal severe deficits in recognizing vitality forms, and their capacity to appraise them does not improve with age. Deficit in vitality form recognition appears, therefore, to be a newly recognized trait marker of autism.
authors.affiliation: University of Parma, Department of Neuroscience, via Volturno 39, I-43100 Parma, Italy. magalijane.rochat@unipr.it
authors.forename: Magali J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Rochat
authors.forename: Vania
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Veroni
authors.forename: Nadia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bruschweiler-Stern
authors.forename: Cinzia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pieraccini
authors.forename: Frédérique
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bonnet-Brilhault
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Barthélémy
authors.forename: Joëlle
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Malvy
authors.forename: Corrado
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sinigaglia
authors.forename: Daniel N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Stern
authors.forename: Giacomo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rizzolatti
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D021641:Recognition, Psychology / Q000502:physiology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Autism spectrum disorder; Social cognition; Vitality forms