Self‐perception of competencies in adolescents with autism spectrum disorders

Furlano, Rosaria; Kelley, Elizabeth; Hall, Layla; Wilson, Diane

doi:10.1002/aur.1491

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“…While the AQ parent‐report versions are based on the self‐report AQ for adults, there may be differences in how outside observers rate an individual's autistic traits as compared to how an individual perceives him or herself. Previously, this has been demonstrated both behaviorally [Furlano, Kelley, Hall, & Wilson, ] and using neuroimaging [Lombardo et al, ]. We hypothesized that there would be differences in AQ scores by group according to whether the measure was completed by self‐ or parent‐report.…”

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The Autism‐Spectrum Quotient in Siblings of People With Autism

Ruzich

Allison

Smith³

et al. 2016

Autism Research

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This study measures the distribution of autistic traits, using the autism‐spectrum quotient (AQ), in siblings of individuals with autism spectrum conditions (ASC). Total AQ scores, along with AQ subscales, were collected from child, adolescent and adult controls, siblings, and volunteers with ASC using one of the three age‐appropriate versions of the instrument: the AQ (adult self‐report), the AQ‐adolescent and AQ‐child (both parent‐reports). We examined the effect of Group (case, sibling and control) and AQ version (adult, adolescent and adult) on total and subscale scores. In addition, we tested for sex differences in all groups and on all versions. We found that in male and female adults, AQ scores in siblings fell between cases and controls (cases > siblings > controls). In children and adolescents, female siblings also scored higher than control females (female cases > female siblings > female controls), but there was no difference between male siblings and controls (male cases > male siblings = male controls). An investigation of subscale scores revealed that male siblings only differed from controls on the “Communication” subscale (male cases > male siblings > male controls), while female siblings differed from controls on all subscales except “Imagination” (female cases > female siblings > female controls). This study confirms the broader autism phenotype in siblings, and reveals this is modulated by sex and AQ version. Autism Res 2017, 10: 289–297. © 2016 The Authors Autism Research published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of International Society for Autism Research.

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The Autism‐Spectrum Quotient in Siblings of People With Autism

Ruzich

Allison

Smith³

et al. 2016

Autism Research

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“…The possibility that these types of self-evaluations may be atypical in individuals with ASC has been investigated in two recent studies. Furlano et al (2015) investigated both objective performance and self-evaluated performance of academic tasks in a group of adolescents with ASC and typically developing controls. They found that the ASC group tended to show positively biased self-evaluations, whereas the control group was more accurate.…”

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Strategic use of reminders in an ‘intention offloading’ task: Do individuals with autism spectrum conditions compensate for memory difficulties?

Cherkaoui

Gilbert

2017

Neuropsychologia

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Previous studies have found that individuals with autism spectrum conditions (ASC) can have difficulty remembering to execute delayed intentions. However, in these studies participants were prevented from setting external reminders, whereas the use of such reminders in everyday life is commonplace (e.g. calendars, to-do lists, smartphone alerts). In the present study, 28 participants with ASC and 24 matched neurotypicals performed a task requiring them to remember delayed intentions. In the first phase participants were required to use unaided memory, whereas in the second they had the option to offload their intentions by setting reminders if they wished. Performance of the ASC group was significantly poorer than the neurotypical group in phase 1, and metacognitive evaluations of memory abilities mirrored this. Nevertheless, in the second phase, the ASC group failed to compensate for impaired performance: if anything they set fewer reminders than the neurotypical group. These results indicate that intact explicit metacognitive judgements cannot be assumed to lead directly to the use of compensatory strategies.

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“…This is in line with studies focused on explicit measures of self-competence, a concept that correlates highly with self-esteem, in which youth with ASD rated themselves lower on social and athletic competence compared to their TD peers, but not lower on their self-worth (Bauminger et al, 2004; Vickerstaff et al, 2007; Williamson et al, 2008). Furthermore, some individuals with ASD are described to show relatively high levels of grandiosity (Abell & Hare, 2005), showing an overestimation of their competences or self-enhancement of their personality traits (Furlano et al, 2015; Lerner et al, 2012; Locke & Mitchell, 2016). All in all, studies on explicit self-esteem and self-competence in youth with ASD show mixed results, which could be a consequence of difficulties in reporting on their self-esteem.…”

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Explicit and implicit self-esteem in youth with autism spectrum disorders

Cruijsen

Boyer

2020

Autism

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Although the link between self-esteem and psychopathology has been well established, studies on self-esteem in individuals with autism spectrum disorder are lacking. In this study, we aimed to (1) compare explicit and implicit self-esteem of youth with autism spectrum disorder to typically developing peers and to (2) explore relationships of implicit-, explicit-, and discrepant self-esteem measures with co-occurring internalizing and externalizing problems in youth with autism spectrum disorder. For this purpose, 25 individuals with autism spectrum disorder and 24 individuals as age- and intelligence quotient–matched controls aged 8–16 years participated in this study. Results showed lower explicit self-esteem in autism spectrum disorder compared to typically developing youth and no differences in implicit self-esteem between groups. In youth with autism spectrum disorder, low explicit self-esteem was related to co-occurring depression symptoms, whereas lower implicit self-esteem was related to externalizing symptoms. These results show that youth with autism spectrum disorder are at risk for developing low explicit self-esteem, which appears to be related to often co-occurring internalizing symptoms. This emphasizes the need to focus more on self-esteem in assessment and treatment of youth with autism spectrum disorder. Lay abstract Having a stable and good self-esteem is important for maintaining a good mental health. However, having low self-esteem is a risk factor for developing depressive, anxious, or uncooperative/aggressive symptoms. While many individuals with an autism spectrum disorder have these symptoms, there is a lack of studies on self-esteem in this group. We studied self-esteem of youth with autism spectrum disorder and the connection to their co-occurring symptoms. To do this, different self-esteem profiles were investigated, including explicit self-esteem (how someone says their self-esteem is after reflecting on it), implicit self-esteem (how someone’s self-esteem is on a task that does not give them time to reflect on it), and the difference between both (high explicit with low implicit self-esteem or low explicit with high implicit self-esteem). Our results show that youth with autism spectrum disorder report lower self-esteem than youth without autism spectrum disorder when they have reflected on it (explicit self-esteem). And parents of children with autism spectrum disorder report that their children have even lower self-esteem. Implicit self-esteem was the same for youth with and without autism spectrum disorder. Furthermore, we found that within youth with autism spectrum disorder, there was a negative relationship between explicit self-esteem and depressive symptoms, and between implicit self-esteem and externalizing behavior. Taken together, youth with autism spectrum disorder are at risk for developing low self-esteem and when they do they have a higher risk of developing co-occurring problems. Therefore we stress that it is important to measure and improve the self-esteem of youth with autism spectrum disorder, so they develop less co-occurring problems and have a higher quality of life.

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Self‐perception of competencies in adolescents with autism spectrum disorders

Cited by 16 publications

References 25 publications

The Autism‐Spectrum Quotient in Siblings of People With Autism

The Autism‐Spectrum Quotient in Siblings of People With Autism

Strategic use of reminders in an ‘intention offloading’ task: Do individuals with autism spectrum conditions compensate for memory difficulties?

Explicit and implicit self-esteem in youth with autism spectrum disorders

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