Intention Attribution in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder: An EEG Study

• DOI: 10.1007/s10803-021-05358-1
• Publication Date: 2021-12-02T17:03:29Z
• Authors: Magdalena Schütz; Sara Boxhoorn; Andreas M. Mühlherr; Hannah Mössinger; Christine M. Freitag; Christina Luckhardt
• Keywords: ddc:610; Original Paper; Adolescent; Autism Spectrum Disorder; 150; 610; Electroencephalography; Intention; 3. Good health; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Social Perception; ddc:150; Humans; Child

The ability to infer intentions from observed behavior and predict actions based on this inference, known as intention attribution (IA), has been hypothesized be impaired in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). underlying neural processes, however, have not conclusively determined. aim of study was examine the signature IA children adolescents ASD, elucidate potential links contextual updating processes using electroencephalography. Results did indicate that or early ASD. However, there evidence aberrant processing expectation violations particularly if IA. are discussed within context predictive coding