Brief Report: Self-Presentation of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
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The self-presentational behaviour of 43 6- to 12-year-old children with high functioning autism spectrum disorders (HFASD) and normal intelligence and 43 matched comparisons was investigated. Children were prompted to describe themselves twice, first in a baseline condition and then in a condition where they were asked to convince others to select them for a desirable activity (self-promotion). Even after controlling for theory of mind skills, children with HFASD used fewer positive self-statements at baseline, and were less goal-directed during self-promotion than comparison children. Children with HFASD alter their self-presentation when seeking personal gain, but do this less strategically and convincingly than typically-developing children.
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The ability to pretend or act as neurotypical fits with the idea that autistic individuals are capable of reputation management and supports evidence that autistic individuals can present themselves in a specific light.
“Being able to pretend or act as neurotypical fits with the idea that autistic individuals are capable of reputation management, and supports evidence that autistic individuals can present themselves in a specific light (Begeer et al. 2008; Cage et al. 2013, 2016a, b; Scheeren et al. 2010, 2015).”
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- Authors
- Begeer, S., Banerjee, R., Lunenburg, P., Meerum Terwogt, M., Stegge, H., & Rieffe, C.
- Affiliations
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
- University of Sussex (GB)
- Leiden University (NL)
- Corresponding author
- Begeer, Sander
- Venue
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
- Published
- 2008-02-29
- Volume
- 38
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 1187-1191
- ISSN
- 0162-3257 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-3432
- PMC
- PMC2440948
- OpenAlex
- W2149980526
- Cited by
- 36
- References
- 22
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 1.21
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by-nc
- Locations
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
- Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- VU Research Portal (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Child and Animal Learning Development
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Social Robot Interaction and HRI
- Keywords
- autism spectrum disorder, high-functioning autism, self-presentation, self-promotion, self-statements, theory of mind, goal-directed behavior, children, social cognition
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Autistic Disorder, Child, Female, Humans, Intelligence, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Personality Assessment, Reference Values, Self Concept, Social Behavior, Socialization
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