Autism traits outweigh alexithymia traits in the explanation of mentalising performance in adults with autism but not in adults with rejected autism diagnosis

DiscussionWhile alexithymia traits should be considered for their mental health importance, they do not dominate the explanation of reduced mentalising skills in individuals with ASD, but they might do to a larger degree in individuals with ruled out ASD.

http://link.springer.com/10.1186/s13229-022-00510-9

Source: Molecular Autism - July 8, 2022 Category: Molecular Biology Source Type: research