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Social Cognition, Social Skill, and Social Motivation Minimally Predict Social Interaction Outcomes for Autistic and Non-Autistic Adults

Frontiers in psychology, 2020-11, Vol.11, p.591100-591100 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright © 2020 Morrison, DeBrabander, Jones, Ackerman and Sasson. ;COPYRIGHT 2020 Frontiers Research Foundation ;Copyright © 2020 Morrison, DeBrabander, Jones, Ackerman and Sasson. 2020 Morrison, DeBrabander, Jones, Ackerman and Sasson ;ISSN: 1664-1078 ;EISSN: 1664-1078 ;DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.591100 ;PMID: 33324295

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  • Title:
    Social Cognition, Social Skill, and Social Motivation Minimally Predict Social Interaction Outcomes for Autistic and Non-Autistic Adults
  • Author: Morrison, Kerrianne E ; DeBrabander, Kilee M ; Jones, Desiree R ; Ackerman, Robert A ; Sasson, Noah J
  • Subjects: Adults ; Autism ; Cognition ; double empathy ; first impressions ; Prognosis ; Psychology ; Social aspects ; social cognition ; social interaction ; social skills
  • Is Part Of: Frontiers in psychology, 2020-11, Vol.11, p.591100-591100
  • Description: Social cognition, social skill, and social motivation have been extensively researched and characterized as atypical in autistic people, with the assumption that each mechanistically contributes to the broader social interaction difficulties that diagnostically define the condition. Despite this assumption, research has not directly assessed whether or how these three social domains contribute to actual real-world social interaction outcomes for autistic people. The current study administered standardized measures of social cognition, social skill, and social motivation to 67 autistic and 58 non-autistic (NA) adults and assessed whether performance on these measures, both individually and relationally between dyadic partners, predicted outcomes for autistic and NA adults interacting with unfamiliar autistic and NA partners in a 5 minute unstructured "get to know you" conversation. Consistent with previous research, autistic adults scored lower than NA adults on the three social domains and were evaluated less favorably by their conversation partners. However, links between autistic adults' performance on the three social domains and their social interaction outcomes were minimal and, contrary to prediction, only the social abilities of NA adults predicted some interaction outcomes within mixed diagnostic dyads. Collectively, results suggest that reduced performance by autistic adults on standardized measures of social cognition, social skill, and social motivation do not correspond in clear and predictable ways with their real-world social interaction outcomes. They also highlight the need for the development and validation of more ecological assessments of autistic social abilities and the consideration of relational dynamics, not just individual characteristics, when assessing social disability in autism.
  • Publisher: Switzerland: Frontiers Research Foundation
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 1664-1078
    EISSN: 1664-1078
    DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.591100
    PMID: 33324295
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