Interest towards human, animal and object in children with autism spectrum disorders: an ethological approach at home

Verfasser / Beitragende:
[Marine Grandgeorge, Yannig Bourreau, Zarrin Alavi, Eric Lemonnier, Sylvie Tordjman, Michel Deleau, Martine Hausberger]
Ort, Verlag, Jahr:
2015
Enthalten in:
European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 24/1(2015-01-01), 83-93
Format:
Artikel (online)
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520 3 |a Autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) are characterised by attention deficits in communication and social interactions and a lack of interest in people. Data are mostly based on clinical situations. However, recent studies have shown a more mixed situation where children with ASD (ASD children) displayed interest towards humans, in both experimental and natural settings. The aim of this study was to assess the interest of ASD children in a natural standardised home setting. Here, we hypothesised that ASD children would display more interest towards animate stimuli—human and pet—when in the child's home than in the lab experimental setting. We used an ethological approach involving observations, a methodological alternative to lab static techniques, to investigate the behaviour of ninety 6- to 12-year-old ASD and typical development (TD) children. Our results were consistent with those of the literature revealing that the ASD children displayed interest towards animate stimuli as did children with TD children. Interestingly, while the ASD children showed higher interest towards humans, e.g. their parent, than the TD children did, they showed less interest towards pet compared to the TD children. Our results suggested that animals are not inherently easy to decode for ASD children, in contrast with previous experiences where a pet was regarded as a more attractive partner, easier to be understood. At last, the ASD children changed more frequently their focus point than the TD children did. These differences may be explained by the reduced attention skills in ASD or the study's context. To conclude, larger exploratory studies in natural settings conducted beyond ordinary human to human interactions are crucial for better understanding of the underlying mechanisms involved in social interactions in ASD. 
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690 7 |a Autism spectrum disorders  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Ethology  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Child-pet relationship  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Attention  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Social interaction  |2 nationallicence 
700 1 |a Grandgeorge  |D Marine  |u Laboratory of Neurosciences de Brest, EA 4685, University of Bretagne Occidentale, Brest, France  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Bourreau  |D Yannig  |u Université de Rennes 1, Ethos, UMR 6552, Ethologie animale et humaine, Rennes, France  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Alavi  |D Zarrin  |u INSERM, CIC 0502, CHRU de Brest, Brest, France  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Lemonnier  |D Eric  |u Laboratory of Neurosciences de Brest, EA 4685, University of Bretagne Occidentale, Brest, France  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Tordjman  |D Sylvie  |u Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, CHU Guillaume Régnier, Rennes, France  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Deleau  |D Michel  |u Université Rennes 2, CRPCC, EA 1285, Centre de recherches en psychologie, cognition et communication, Rennes, France  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Hausberger  |D Martine  |u Université de Rennes 1, Ethos, UMR 6552, Ethologie animale et humaine, Rennes, France  |4 aut 
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950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a Bourreau  |D Yannig  |u Université de Rennes 1, Ethos, UMR 6552, Ethologie animale et humaine, Rennes, France  |4 aut 
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950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a Tordjman  |D Sylvie  |u Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, CHU Guillaume Régnier, Rennes, France  |4 aut 
950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a Deleau  |D Michel  |u Université Rennes 2, CRPCC, EA 1285, Centre de recherches en psychologie, cognition et communication, Rennes, France  |4 aut 
950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a Hausberger  |D Martine  |u Université de Rennes 1, Ethos, UMR 6552, Ethologie animale et humaine, Rennes, France  |4 aut 
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