title: Understanding One's Own Emotions in Cognitively-Able Preadolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
abstract: There are still no straightforward answers as to whether understanding one's own emotions is impaired in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This study evaluated the perception of one's own different emotions, based on the relevant section of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule Module 3 test. Forty boys, aged 8-11 years, 20 diagnosed with ASD (IQ ≥ 85) and 20 typically developing children were included. Description of events that elicited specific emotions in ASD was characterized by more 'odd' statements and 'no responses' and less use of content related to 'social situations', 'interpersonal' and 'self-awareness'. More 'no responses' and odd statements were associated with the severity of ASD symptoms. Clinicians should be aware of these differentiating factors during the diagnostic process of ASD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Communication Disorders, Ariel University, 40700, Ariel, Israel. benitze@ariel.ac.il.|The Autism Center, Department of Pediatrics, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, 70300, Zerifin, Israel. benitze@ariel.ac.il.
authors.forename: Esther
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ben-Itzchak
authors.affiliation: Department of Communication Disorders, Ariel University, 40700, Ariel, Israel.
authors.forename: Shira
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abutbul
authors.affiliation: Department of Communication Disorders, Ariel University, 40700, Ariel, Israel.
authors.forename: Hadas
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bela
authors.affiliation: The Autism Center, Department of Pediatrics, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, 70300, Zerifin, Israel.
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shai
authors.affiliation: The Autism Center, Department of Pediatrics, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, 70300, Zerifin, Israel.|The Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: Ditza A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Zachor
mesh_terms: D000067877:Autism Spectrum Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D001364:Awareness; D002648:Child; D003071:Cognition; D004644:Emotions / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012649:Self Concept
keywords: Autism spectrum disorder; Autism symptoms severity; Coherence; Understanding one’s own emotions