WHY THE NEURAL CORRELATES MATTER: Evidence for Self-Recognition in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder Tested in a Naturalistic Environment

William Christiana; Sydney Tucker; Amanda Johnson; Claudia Sierzputowski; Tori Zirul; Julian Paul Keenan

doi:10.4324/9781003181156-5

WHY THE NEURAL CORRELATES MATTER: Evidence for Self-Recognition in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder Tested in a Naturalistic Environment

William Christiana, Sydney Tucker, Amanda Johnson, Claudia Sierzputowski, Tori Zirul, Julian Paul Keenan

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While most researchers agree that there are deficits of self-awareness in the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), the degree to which such deficits exist remains debated. Children and adolescents were tested using a variant form of Gallup’s (1970) self-recognition task in their own homes as opposed to a laboratory or school. Three groups were tested: Autism, ASD/NA (a group of other autism spectrum disorders excluding autism) and Non-ASD (a MR control group) using two types of mirrors (a standard mirror and a non-reversing mirror). In both mirror conditions, significantly fewer participants with autism demonstrated mirror recognition when compared to the Non-ASD group. Additionally, significantly fewer participants with ASD/NA passed during the regular mirror condition in comparison to the Non-ASD group. While these results support the theory that self-awareness deficits may exist in ASD, there is strong evidence of self-recognition in a notable amount of ASD participants as they passed in both mirror conditions. From these results, it can be speculated that some individuals with ASD may also possess rudimentary self-awareness and that testing environment may play a role in reported results.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Self-Face Recognition and the Brain
Subtitle of host publication	How the Neuroscience of Mirror Recognition Has Changed Psychology, Psychiatry, and Evolution
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
Pages	50-71
Number of pages	22
ISBN (Electronic)	9781000930269
ISBN (Print)	9781032019536
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003181156-5
State	Published - 1 Jan 2023

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Christiana, W., Tucker, S., Johnson, A., Sierzputowski, C., Zirul, T., & Keenan, J. P. (2023). WHY THE NEURAL CORRELATES MATTER: Evidence for Self-Recognition in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder Tested in a Naturalistic Environment. In Self-Face Recognition and the Brain: How the Neuroscience of Mirror Recognition Has Changed Psychology, Psychiatry, and Evolution (pp. 50-71). Taylor and Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003181156-5

Christiana, William ; Tucker, Sydney ; Johnson, Amanda et al. / WHY THE NEURAL CORRELATES MATTER : Evidence for Self-Recognition in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder Tested in a Naturalistic Environment. Self-Face Recognition and the Brain: How the Neuroscience of Mirror Recognition Has Changed Psychology, Psychiatry, and Evolution. Taylor and Francis, 2023. pp. 50-71

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Christiana, W, Tucker, S, Johnson, A, Sierzputowski, C, Zirul, T & Keenan, JP 2023, WHY THE NEURAL CORRELATES MATTER: Evidence for Self-Recognition in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder Tested in a Naturalistic Environment. in Self-Face Recognition and the Brain: How the Neuroscience of Mirror Recognition Has Changed Psychology, Psychiatry, and Evolution. Taylor and Francis, pp. 50-71. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003181156-5

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Self-Face Recognition and the Brain: How the Neuroscience of Mirror Recognition Has Changed Psychology, Psychiatry, and Evolution. Taylor and Francis, 2023. p. 50-71.

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Christiana W, Tucker S, Johnson A, Sierzputowski C, Zirul T, Keenan JP. WHY THE NEURAL CORRELATES MATTER: Evidence for Self-Recognition in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder Tested in a Naturalistic Environment. In Self-Face Recognition and the Brain: How the Neuroscience of Mirror Recognition Has Changed Psychology, Psychiatry, and Evolution. Taylor and Francis. 2023. p. 50-71 doi: 10.4324/9781003181156-5

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