Expressive incoherence and alexithymia in autism spectrum disorder

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

doi:10.1007/s10803-017-3073-9

Reference : Expressive incoherence and alexithymia in autism spectrum disorder


	Document type :	Scientific journals : Article
	Discipline(s) :	Social & behavioral sciences, psychology : Treatment & clinical psychology
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/30037

Title :	Expressive incoherence and alexithymia in autism spectrum disorder
Language :	English
Author, co-author :	Pinto Costa, Andreia [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE) >]
	Steffgen, Georges [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE) >]
	Samson, Andrea C. [University of Geneva > Swiss Center for Affective Sciences]
Publication date :	2017
Journal title :	Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Peer reviewed :	Yes
Audience :	International
Keywords :	[en] emotional response incoherence ; expressive incoherence ; alexithymia ; autism spectrum disorder
Abstract :	[en] 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 had higher expressive incoherence, such as more neutral and positive emotion expressions during negative behaviors, but not in the expression of negative emotions during positive behaviors. Further analyses revealed that alexithymia moderated the expressions of positive emotions during negative behaviors. These results suggest that children with ASD may benefit from interventions targeting alexithymia to increase emotional coherence, which may improve socio-emotional communication.
Funders :	University of Luxembourg - UL
Permalink :	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/30037
DOI :	10.1007/s10803-017-3073-9
Other URL :	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10803-017-3073-9

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