Autism traits outweigh alexithymia traits in the explanation of mentalising performance in adults with autism but not in adults with rejected autism diagnosis

Abstract Background Pronounced alexithymia traits have been found in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and recent research has been carving out the impact alexithymia traits might have on mentalising deficits associated with ASD. Method In this cross-sectional study, a large representative referral pop...

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Main Authors: Christine M. Falter-Wagner, Carola Bloch, Lana Burghof, Fritz-Georg Lehnhardt, Kai Vogeley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-07-01
Series:Molecular Autism
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13229-022-00510-9