Abstract
This study reports a revised version of the 'Reading the Mind in the Voice' (RMV) task. The original task (Rutherford et al., (2002), Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 32, 189-194) suffered from ceiling effects and limited sensitivity. To improve that, the task was shortened and two more foils were added to each of the remaining items. About 50 adults with Asperger Syndrome (AS) or High Functioning Autism (HFA) and 22 matched controls took the revised task. Results show the revised task has good reliability and validity, is harder, and more sensitive in distinguishing the AS/HFA group from controls. Verbal IQ was positively correlated with performance, and females performed worse than males in the AS/HFA group. Results are discussed with regard to multi modal empathizing deficits in autism spectrum conditions (ASC). © 2006 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1096-1106 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue number | 6 |
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| State | Published - 1 Jul 2007 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Acknowledgments OG was supported by the Corob Charitable Trust, the Cambridge Overseas Trust and the National Alliance for Autism Research (NAAR). SBC and JH were supported by the Shirley Foundation and the Medical Research Council (MRC). We are grateful to Autism West Midlands, Autism London, European Services for People with Autism (ESPA), The Interact Centre, and to Chris Ashwin, Sally Wheelwright, Yael Golan and Sarah Johnson.
Keywords
- Adults
- Autism spectrum
- Complex emotions
- Emotion recognition
- Theory of mind
- Voice perception