Université de Fribourg

Expressive incoherence and alexithymia in autism spectrum disorder

Costa, Andreia P. ; Steffgen, Georges ; Samson, Andrea C.

In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2017, vol. 47, p. 1659-1672

Expressive incoherence can be implicated in socio-emotional communicative problems in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The present study examined expressive incoherence in 37 children with ASD and 41 typically developing (TD) children aged 3–13 years old during a frustration task. The role of alexithymia in expressive incoherence was also assessed. Compared to TD children, children with ASD...