Abstract
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 for basic emotions, one aspect of cognitive empathy, in a story task was adequate in ASD children, but ASD children with severe impairments in social responsiveness had difficulties in recognizing fear. Third, prosocial behavior in response to signals of distress of a peer in a computer task was similar in ASD as in TD children. In conclusion, early elementary school children with ASD show specific impairments in cognitive empathy.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1749-1758 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 2014 |
Keywords
- Autism spectrum disorder
- Children
- Cognitive empathy
- Affective empathy
- Empathy induced prosocial behavior
- HIGH-FUNCTIONING AUTISM
- EMOTION RECOGNITION
- ASPERGER-SYNDROME
- COMPLEX EMOTION
- FUTURE-RESEARCH
- FILMS TASK
- CHILDREN
- INDIVIDUALS
- ADULTS
- MIND
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