Story contents and intensity of the anxious symptomatology in children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder

  1. Giuseppe Iandolo 1
  2. Laura López-Florit 1
  3. Paola Venuti 2
  4. Michelle J.Y. Neoh 3
  5. Marc H. Bornstein 45
  6. Gianluca Esposito 233
  1. 1 Universidad Europea de Madrid
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    Universidad Europea de Madrid

    Madrid, España

    ROR https://ror.org/04dp46240

  2. 2 University of Trento
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    University of Trento

    Trento, Italia

    ROR https://ror.org/05trd4x28

  3. 3 Nanyang Technological University
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    Nanyang Technological University

    Singapur, Singapur

    ROR https://ror.org/02e7b5302

  4. 4 National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
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    National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

    Bethesda, Estados Unidos

    ROR https://ror.org/04byxyr05

  5. 5 Institute for Fiscal Studies
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    Institute for Fiscal Studies

    Londres, Reino Unido

    ROR https://ror.org/04r1cjx59

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Editorial: GAC

Año de publicación: 2020

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Resumen

This study aimed to analyse and compare the storytelling of 25 children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) with a comparison group of 25 children with typical development. Children’s narratives were transcribed verbatim, and their forms and contents were analysed. The two groups were matched according to the narrative cohesion of the story using the Bears Family Projective Test, equivalent verbal age, sex, and socioeconomic level. No differences in the forms of the stories emerged, but compared with the narratives of the typical development group, the narrative contents of the ASD group showed more adaptive and maladaptive behaviours of the characters, more problems, and less use of the atmosphere outside the home. These contents are related to the intensity of the anxious symptomatology indicated by the ASD group, their family members and teachers.

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Información de financiación

This work was supported by the Nanyang Technological University [NAP-SUG];NICHD [Intramural Research Program]; European Research Council [695300-HKADeC-ERC-2015-AdG].

Financiadores

  • Nanyang Technological University Spain
    • NAP-SUG
  • European Research Council European Union
    • 695300-HKADeC-ERC-2015-AdG
    • NICHD

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