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Helping and Cooperation in Children with Autism

Year: 2007

Type: article

Abstract: Helping and cooperation are central to human social life. Here, we report two studies investigating these social behaviors in children with autism and children with developmental delay. In the first study, both groups of children helped the experimenter attain her goals. In the second study, both groups of children cooperated with an adult, but fewer children with autism performed the tasks successfully. When the adult stopped interacting at a certain moment, children with autism produced fewer attempts to re-engage her, possibly indicating that they had not formed a shared goal/shared intentions with her. These results are discussed in terms of the prerequisite cognitive and motivational skills and propensities underlying social behavior.

Source: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

DOI: 10.1007/s10803-007-0381-5

Authors: Kristin Liebal, Costanza Colombi, Sally J. Rogers, Felix Warneken, Michael Tomasello

Institutions: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, University of California, Davis

Language: English

Topic: Autism Spectrum Disorder Research

Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,190