New Study Explores Emotional Responsiveness and Empathy in Autistic Children
A new study proposes that autistic children often experience strong emotional reactions but face challenges in recognizing others' emotions, affecting empathy.
Study Reveals Differences in Brain Alpha Activity During Social Processing in Autistic Children
A new study shows autistic children exhibit different brain alpha activity patterns during social cognition tasks compared to typically developing peers, suggesting altered neural regulation rather than lack of engagement.
Study Finds Young Autistic Children Naturally Consider Others’ Visual Perspectives
New research indicates that young autistic children naturally take others' visual perspectives, showing preserved or heightened social sensitivity rather than reduced engagement.
Study Links Evidence Accumulation in Gaze Perception to Social Functioning and Psychopathology
Research suggests that difficulties in accumulating evidence from social cues like eye gaze are linked to social cognition deficits and symptoms of psychosis and social anxiety, but not autism traits.
New Scale Developed to Assess Theory of Mind Skills in Educators Working with Children with Autism
Researchers have developed and preliminarily validated a new self-report scale to assess Theory of Mind skills in educators working with children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder in inclusive school settings.