A neurocognitive approach to the Self in Autism Spectrum Disorder Ghent University
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a prevalent neurodevelopmental disorder, characterized by social difficulties. Research trying to explain these difficulties has focused mostly on problems with understanding others, but there are indications that the ‘sense of self’ is also altered in ASD. For example, infants who later get an ASD diagnosis respond less when hearing their own name. Adults with ASD, although they have learned to respond, ...