University of Kent, UK.
Autism. 2024 Aug;28(8):1919-1933. doi: 10.1177/13623613231216052. Epub 2023 Dec 28.
People with autism spectrum conditions (ASC) have difficulties imagining events, which might result from difficulty mentally generating and maintaining a coherent spatial scene. This study compared this scene construction ability between autistic ( = 55) and neurotypical ( = 63) adults. Results showed that scene construction was diminished in autistic compared to neurotypical participants, and participants with fewer autistic traits had better scene construction ability. ASC diagnosis did not influence the frequency of mentions of the self or of sensory experiences. Exploratory analysis suggests that scene construction ability is associated with the ability to understand our own and other people's mental states, and that these individual-level preferences/cognitive styles can overrule typical group-level characteristics.
患有自闭症谱系障碍（ASC）的人在想象事件方面存在困难，这可能是由于难以在心理上生成和维持连贯的空间场景。本研究比较了自闭症（ = 55）和神经典型（ = 63）成年人的这种场景构建能力。结果表明，与神经典型参与者相比，自闭症患者的场景构建能力下降，且自闭症特征较少的参与者具有更好的场景构建能力。ASC 诊断并未影响自我或感官体验提及的频率。探索性分析表明，场景构建能力与理解自己和他人心理状态的能力相关，并且这些个体层面的偏好/认知风格可以推翻典型的群体层面特征。
