Enhanced neural synchronization during social communications between dyads with high autistic traits.
Cereb Cortex
; 34(13): 104-111, 2024 May 02.
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ABSTRACT
Autism is characterized by atypical social communication styles. To investigate whether individuals with high autistic traits could still have effective social communication among each other, we compared the behavioral patterns and communication quality within 64 dyads of college students paired with both high, both low, and mixed high-low (HL) autistic traits, with their gender matched. Results revealed that the high-high (HH) autistic dyads exhibited atypical behavioral patterns during conversations, including reduced mutual gaze, communicational turns, and emotional sharing compared with the low-low and/or HL autistic dyads. However, the HH autistic dyads displayed enhanced interpersonal neural synchronization during social communications measured by functional near-infrared spectroscopy, suggesting an effective communication style. Besides, they also provided more positive subjective evaluations of the conversations. These findings highlight the potential for alternative pathways to effectively communicate with the autistic community, contribute to a deeper understanding of how high autistic traits influence social communication dynamics among autistic individuals, and provide important insights for the clinical practices for supporting autistic people.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Autistic Disorder
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Communication
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Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Cereb Cortex
Journal subject:
CEREBRO
Year:
2024
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
China