scholarly journals Complex Interplay Between Cognitive Ability and Social Motivation in Predicting Social Skill: A Unique Role for Social Motivation in Children With Autism

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Itskovich ◽  
Olena Zyga ◽  
Robin A. Libove ◽  
Jennifer M. Phillips ◽  
Joseph P. Garner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Ability ◽  
Social Skill ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Social Motivation ◽  
Complex Interplay ◽  
Unique Role

scholarly journals Object-directed imitation in autism spectrum disorder is differentially influenced by motoric task complexity, but not social contextual cues

Autism ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 199-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lacey Chetcuti ◽  
Kristelle Hudry ◽  
Megan Grant ◽  
Giacomo Vivanti
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Task Complexity ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Social Motivation ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Typically Developing ◽  
Motor Execution ◽  
Typically Developing Children ◽  
Socially Responsive

We examined the role of social motivation and motor execution factors in object-directed imitation difficulties in autism spectrum disorder. A series of to-be-imitated actions was presented to 35 children with autism spectrum disorder and 20 typically developing children on an Apple® iPad® by a socially responsive or aloof model, under conditions of low and high motor demand. There were no differences in imitation performance (i.e. the number of actions reproduced within a fixed sequence), for either group, in response to a model who acted socially responsive or aloof. Children with autism spectrum disorder imitated the high motor demand task more poorly than the low motor demand task, while imitation performance for typically developing children was equivalent across the low and high motor demand conditions. Furthermore, imitative performance in the autism spectrum disorder group was unrelated to social reciprocity, though positively associated with fine motor coordination. These results suggest that difficulties in object-directed imitation in autism spectrum disorder are the result of motor execution difficulties, not reduced social motivation.

Increasing Behavioral Variability and Social Skill Accuracy in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 395-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith C. Radley ◽  
Allison A. Battaglia ◽  
Komila Dadakhodjaeva ◽  
W. Blake Ford ◽  
Kristi Robbins
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Social Skill ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Behavioral Variability

Promoting social skill use and generalization in children with autism spectrum disorder

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 669-680 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith C. Radley ◽  
Roderick D. O’Handley ◽  
Emily J. Ness ◽  
W. Blake Ford ◽  
Allison A. Battaglia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Social Skill ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder

scholarly journals Social Cognition, Social Skill, and Social Motivation Minimally Predict Social Interaction Outcomes for Autistic and Non-Autistic Adults

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kerrianne E. Morrison ◽  
Kilee M. DeBrabander ◽  
Desiree R. Jones ◽  
Robert A. Ackerman ◽  
Noah J. Sasson
Keyword(s):  
Social Cognition ◽  
Social Interaction ◽  
Real World ◽  
Social Skill ◽  
Social Motivation ◽  
Standardized Measures ◽  
Autistic People ◽  
Social Abilities ◽  
Social Domains ◽  
Autistic Adults

Social cognition, social skill, and social motivation have been extensively researched and characterized as atypical in autistic people, with the assumption that each mechanistically contributes to the broader social interaction difficulties that diagnostically define the condition. Despite this assumption, research has not directly assessed whether or how these three social domains contribute to actual real-world social interaction outcomes for autistic people. The current study administered standardized measures of social cognition, social skill, and social motivation to 67 autistic and 58 non-autistic (NA) adults and assessed whether performance on these measures, both individually and relationally between dyadic partners, predicted outcomes for autistic and NA adults interacting with unfamiliar autistic and NA partners in a 5 minute unstructured “get to know you” conversation. Consistent with previous research, autistic adults scored lower than NA adults on the three social domains and were evaluated less favorably by their conversation partners. However, links between autistic adults' performance on the three social domains and their social interaction outcomes were minimal and, contrary to prediction, only the social abilities of NA adults predicted some interaction outcomes within mixed diagnostic dyads. Collectively, results suggest that reduced performance by autistic adults on standardized measures of social cognition, social skill, and social motivation do not correspond in clear and predictable ways with their real-world social interaction outcomes. They also highlight the need for the development and validation of more ecological assessments of autistic social abilities and the consideration of relational dynamics, not just individual characteristics, when assessing social disability in autism.

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