dc.contributor.author | Skorich, DP | |
dc.contributor.author | Gash, TB | |
dc.contributor.author | Stalker, KL | |
dc.contributor.author | Zheng, L | |
dc.contributor.author | Haslam, SA | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-03-20T09:00:03Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-02-09 | |
dc.description.abstract | The social difficulties of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are typically explained as a disruption in the Shared Attention Mechanism (SAM) sub-component of the theory of mind (ToM) system. In the current paper, we explore the hypothesis that SAM's capacity to construct the self-other-object relations necessary for shared-attention arises from a self-categorization process, which is weaker among those with more autistic-like traits. We present participants with self-categorization and shared-attention tasks, and measure their autism-spectrum quotient (AQ). Results reveal a negative relationship between AQ and shared-attention, via self-categorization, suggesting a role for self-categorization in the disruption in SAM seen in ASD. Implications for intervention, and for a ToM model in which weak central coherence plays a role are discussed. | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | This research was supported by the Australian Research Council (FLFL110100199) and the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (Social Interactions Identity and Well-Being Program). | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | First Online: 09 February 2017 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/s10803-017-3049-9 | |
dc.identifier.other | 10.1007/s10803-017-3049-9 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/26676 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Springer Verlag | en_GB |
dc.relation.url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28185043 | en_GB |
dc.rights.embargoreason | Publisher's policy. | en_GB |
dc.rights | © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2017 | en_GB |
dc.subject | Categorization | en_GB |
dc.subject | Self-categorization | en_GB |
dc.subject | Shared attention | en_GB |
dc.subject | Theory of mind | en_GB |
dc.subject | Weak central coherence | en_GB |
dc.title | Exploring the Cognitive Foundations of the Shared Attention Mechanism: Evidence for a Relationship Between Self-Categorization and Shared Attention Across the Autism Spectrum. | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.identifier.issn | 0162-3257 | |
exeter.place-of-publication | United States | en_GB |
dc.description | Published online | en_GB |
dc.description | Journal Article | en_GB |
dc.description | This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from Springer Verlag via the DOI in this record. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1573-3432 | |
dc.identifier.journal | Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | en_GB |