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ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2020

Exploring the Role of Empathy in Understanding the Social-Cognitive Profile for Individuals Referred for Autism Spectrum Disorders Assessment in Adulthood.

Victoria Russ, Hanna Kovshoff, Tony Brown, Patricia Abbott, Julie A Hadwin

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Article in Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Victoria RussDevelopmental Laboratory, Department of Psychology, Centre for Innovation in Mental Health, University of Southampton, Southampton, S017 1BJ, UK. vr4g08@soton.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8803-8710
Hanna KovshoffDevelopmental Laboratory, Department of Psychology, Centre for Innovation in Mental Health, University of Southampton, Southampton, S017 1BJ, UK.
Tony BrownAutism Diagnostic Research Centre, 9-19 Rose Road, Southampton, SO14 6TE, UK.
Patricia AbbottAutism Diagnostic Research Centre, 9-19 Rose Road, Southampton, SO14 6TE, UK.
Julie A HadwinDevelopmental Laboratory, Department of Psychology, Centre for Innovation in Mental Health, University of Southampton, Southampton, S017 1BJ, UK.
University of Southampton · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study explored the social-cognitive profile of 173 adults referred for an autism assessment. We considered key dimensional traits (autism, empathy and systemising) to understand social cognition in adults diagnosed with an autism spectrum condition compared with those who were referred for, but did not receive a diagnosis. There were no significant social cognitive differences between groups on measures of emotion recognition and social inference. Adults with a confirmed diagnosis, however, reported fewer empathising traits which were positively associated with social-cognitive understanding. Empathising partially mediated the relationship between diagnostic group and social-cognition. Lower empathising traits in individuals diagnosed in adulthood may be important in understanding challenges with social adaptability. The findings have implications for assessment and highlight the role of empathy in developing social understanding in autism.

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CognitionEmpathySocial BehaviorAdultAutism Spectrum DisorderFemaleHumansMaleYoung AdultAdultsAutism spectrum disorderDiagnosisNeuropsychologySocial cognition

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PMID30051187
PMCPMC7211188
OpenAlexW2883977587

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