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SynthesisAutism : the international journal of research and practice2021

Emotional self-awareness in autism: A meta-analysis of group differences and developmental effects.

Charlotte F Huggins, Gemma Donnan, Isobel M Cameron, Justin Hg Williams

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In one paragraph

Synthesis in Autism : the international journal of research and practice, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
36citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

36 citing papers in PubMed, 61 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Unique Behavior Profiles That Specify Mental Distress in Autism.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026
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  4. Executive function challenges persist into young adulthood and predict mental health outcomes in autism.Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines · 2026
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  5. Cognitive reappraisal modulates neural responses to aversive sensory stimulation in autistic youth.Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines · 2026
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  15. Evaluating an Autistic Burnout Measurement in Women.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025
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  16. Emotional Arousal-Induced Episodic Memory Benefits Are Attenuated in Autism Spectrum Disorders, Especially in Older Age.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2025
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  19. Dialectical Behavior Therapy in Autism.Current psychiatry reports · 2025
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  20. Trait and state mathematics anxiety in autistic and non-autistic school-aged boys.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Charlotte F HugginsUniversity of Aberdeen, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5960-4771
Gemma DonnanUniversity of Aberdeen, UK.
Isobel M CameronUniversity of Aberdeen, UK.
Justin Hg WilliamsUniversity of Aberdeen, UK.
University of Aberdeen · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

lay abstractAutistic people are thought to have difficulties with identifying and understanding their own emotions. This is referred to as

Indexed as

Autism Spectrum DisorderAutistic DisorderAdolescentAdultChildEmotionsHumansPerceptionalexithymiaautismdevelopmentemotional awarenessmental health

Identifiers

PMID33153301
PMCPMC7874376
OpenAlexW3095757981

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Registered trials

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