Contagious Itching is Heightened in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders release_rev_610a582e-849a-43dc-9996-3c3674ce58cb

by Molly S. Helt, Ashley B. de Marchena, Molly E. Schineller, Anna I. Kirk, Rachel J. Scheub, Taylor M. Sorenson

Published in Developmental Science by Wiley.

2020   Volume 24, Issue 2, e13024

Abstract

The authors tested susceptibility to contagious itching, laughter, and yawning in 55 children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), ages 8-14, and 106 typically developing (TD) children, ages 5-14. Children with ASD were less likely to yawn or laugh contagiously compared with TD peers, but showed increased susceptibility to contagious itching, under naturalistic conditions. Contagious yawning and laughter were positively correlated with emotional empathy in the TD group. In contrast, contagious itching showed no relationship to empathy, and was positively correlated with autism symptom severity in the ASD group. The authors explore the implications of these findings in terms of psychological theories about ASD.
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Date   2020-07-23
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DOI  10.1111/desc.13024
PubMed  33617103
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