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ArticleBJPsych open2025

Understanding social behaviours across neurodiverse young people: roles of social cognition and self-regulation.

Iciar Iturmendi-Sabater, Evdokia Anagnostou, Marc A Fournier, Jennifer Crosbie, Russell Schachar, Robert Nicolson, Stelios Georgiadis, Elizabeth Kelley, Jessica Jones, Jessica Brian and 2 more

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Iciar Iturmendi-SabaterInstitute of Medical Science, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada; and Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada.
Evdokia AnagnostouInstitute of Medical Science, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada; Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Toronto, Canada; and Department of Paediatrics, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada.
Marc A FournierDepartment of Psychology, University of Toronto Scarborough, Canada.
Jennifer CrosbieDepartment of Psychiatry, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada; and Department of Psychiatry, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada.
Russell SchacharDepartment of Psychiatry, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada; and Department of Psychiatry, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada.
Robert NicolsonDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Western Ontario, Canada; Department of Paediatrics, University of Western Ontario, Canada; Department of Psychology, University of Western Ontario, Canada; Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Western Ontario, Canada; and Children's Health Research Institute, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Canada.
Stelios GeorgiadisOfford Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University, Canada; and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Canada.
Elizabeth KelleyDepartment of Psychology, Queen's University, Canada; and Department of Psychiatry, Queen's University, Canada.
Jessica JonesDepartment of Psychiatry, Queen's University, Canada.
Jessica BrianBloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Toronto, Canada; and Department of Paediatrics, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada.
Hsiang-Yuan LinCampbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada; and Institute of Medical Science, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9519-209X
Meng-Chuan LaiCampbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada; Institute of Medical Science, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada; Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts & Science, University of Toronto, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada; Autism Research Centre, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, UK; Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taiwan; and Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taiwan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9593-5508

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Institute of Gender and Health GSB 171373'la Caixa' Foundation 100010434Ontario Brain Institute IDS-Il-02
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Abstract

backgroundDifferences in social behaviours are common in young people with neurodevelopmental conditions (NDCs). Recent research challenges the long-standing hypothesis that difficulties in social cognition explain social behaviour differences.

aimsWe examined how difficulties regulating one's behaviour, emotions and thoughts to adapt to environmental demands (i.e. dysregulation), alongside social cognition, explain social behaviours across neurodiverse young people.

methodWe analysed cross-sectional behavioural and cognitive data of 646 6- to 18-year-old typically developing young people and those with NDCs from the Province of Ontario Neurodevelopmental Network. Social behaviours and dysregulation were measured by the caregiver-reported Adaptive Behavior Assessment System Social domain and Child Behavior Checklist Dysregulation Profile, respectively. Social cognition was assessed by the Neuropsychological Assessment Affect-Recognition and Theory-of-Mind, Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test, and Sandbox continuous false-belief task scores. We split the sample into training (

resultsTwo social cognition components adequately explained social behaviours (13.88%). Lower dysregulation further explained better social behaviours (

conclusionsSelf-regulation, beyond social cognition, substantially explains social behaviours across neurodiverse young people.

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Neurodevelopmental disordersself-regulationsocial behavioursocial cognitionsocial functioning

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PMID39849802
PMCPMC11822952

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