Delayed self-recognition in children with autism spectrum disorder

Bowler, Lind, S.E.,*; M., D.

doi:10.1007/s10803-008-0670-7

Delayed self-recognition in children with autism spectrum disorder

Bowler, Lind, S.E.,*; M., D.

Authors

Lind, S.E.,* Bowler

D. M.

Contributors

S E Lind cjmw18@durham.ac.uk
Other

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate temporally extended self-awareness (awareness of one’s place in and continued existence through time) in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), using the delayed self-recognition (DSR) paradigm (Povinelli et al., Child Development 67:1540–1554, 1996). Relative to age and verbal ability matched comparison children, children with ASD showed unattenuated performance on the DSR task, despite showing significant impairments in theory-of-mind task performance, and a reduced propensity to use personal pronouns to refer to themselves. The results may indicate intact temporally extended self-awareness in ASD. However, it may be that the DSR task is not an unambiguous measure of temporally extended self-awareness and it can be passed through strategies which do not require the possession of a temporally extended self-concept.

Citation

Bowler, L. S., & M., D. (2009). Delayed self-recognition in children with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 39(4), 643-650. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-008-0670-7

Journal Article Type	Article
Publication Date	Apr 1, 2009
Deposit Date	Sep 6, 2010
Publicly Available Date	Oct 15, 2010
Journal	Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Print ISSN	0162-3257
Electronic ISSN	1573-3432
Publisher	Springer
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	39
Issue	4
Pages	643-650
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-008-0670-7
Keywords	Autism spectrum disorder, Metarepresentation, Self-awareness, Self-concept, Self-recognition, Theory-of-mind.
Publisher URL	http://www.springerlink.com/content/9v64lk62316715k4/