Self-recognition in autistic children.
Published
Journal Article
The hypothesis that the autistic child's impairment in social relatedness stems in part from underlying deficits in self-recognition was explored. Fifteen autistic children ranging from 4 to 6 years of age were assessed for visual self-recognition ability, as well as for skills in two cognitive areas that are believed to be related to the development of self-recognition--object permanence and gestural imitation. It was found that 13 of 15 autistic children showed evidence of self-recognition. The two autistic children who lacked self-recognition were the only two children to perform poorly on the object permanence tasks, which suggests that these two cognitive domains may be closely linked in development. In contrast, there appeared to be no consistent relationship between motor imitation ability and self-recognition. It was concluded that the autistic child's social deficits are not due to a basic lack of differentiation between self and other.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Dawson, G; McKissick, FC
Published Date
- December 1984
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 14 / 4
Start / End Page
- 383 - 394
PubMed ID
- 6520093
Pubmed Central ID
- 6520093
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0162-3257
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1007/BF02409829
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States