Largely Typical Electrophysiological Affective Responses to Special Interest Stimuli in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Title: Largely Typical Electrophysiological Affective Responses to Special Interest Stimuli in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Language: English
Authors: Rivard, Keelin, Protzner, Andrea B., Burles, Ford, Schuetze, Manuela, Cho, Ivy, Ten Eycke, Kayla, McCrimmon, Adam, Dewey, Deborah, Cortese, Filomeno, Bray, Signe
Source: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Sep 2018 48(9):3133-3143.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 11
Publication Date: 2018
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Diagnostic Tests, Adolescents, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Brain Hemisphere Functions, Interests
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-018-3587-9
ISSN: 0162-3257
Abstract: Circumscribed interests are a symptom of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) that may be related to exaggerated affective neural responses. However, the use of generic ASD-interest image stimuli has left an open question as to whether affective responses towards individual interests are greater in ASD compared to typically developing (TD) controls. We compared amplitudes of the late positive potential (LPP), an affective electroencephalographic response, between adolescents with ASD (N = 19) and TD adolescents (N = 20), using images tailored to individual likes and dislikes. We found an LPP response for liked and disliked images, relative to neutral, with no difference in amplitude between groups. This suggests that the LPP is not atypical in adolescents with ASD towards images of individual interests.
Abstractor: As Provided
Number of References: 58
Entry Date: 2018
Accession Number: EJ1187322
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Circumscribed interests are a symptom of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) that may be related to exaggerated affective neural responses. However, the use of generic ASD-interest image stimuli has left an open question as to whether affective responses towards individual interests are greater in ASD compared to typically developing (TD) controls. We compared amplitudes of the late positive potential (LPP), an affective electroencephalographic response, between adolescents with ASD (N = 19) and TD adolescents (N = 20), using images tailored to individual likes and dislikes. We found an LPP response for liked and disliked images, relative to neutral, with no difference in amplitude between groups. This suggests that the LPP is not atypical in adolescents with ASD towards images of individual interests.
ISSN:0162-3257
DOI:10.1007/s10803-018-3587-9