Hill, Elisabeth L.; Berthoz, Sylvie and Frith, Uta. 2004. Brief Report: Cognitive Processing of Own Emotions in Individuals with Autistic Spectrum Disorder and in Their Relatives. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 34(2), pp. 229-235. ISSN 0162-3257 [Article]

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Difficulties in the cognitive processing of emotions—including difficulties identifying and describing feelings—are assumed to be an integral part of autism. We studied such difficulties via self-report in 27 high-functioning adults with autistic spectrum disorders, their biological relatives (n = 49), and normal adult controls (n = 35), using the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale and the Beck Depression Inventory. The individuals with autism spectrum disorders were significantly more impaired in their emotion processing and were more depressed than those in the control and relative groups.

Item Type:	Article
Identification Number (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1023/B:JADD.0000022613.41399.14
Keywords:	alexithymia, autism spectrum disorder, depression, emotion processing
Departments, Centres and Research Units:	Psychology
Dates:	Date Event 2004 Published
Item ID:	2585
Date Deposited:	11 Mar 2010 17:22
Last Modified:	30 Jun 2017 15:46
Peer Reviewed:	Yes, this version has been peer-reviewed.
URI:	https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/2585

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