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Contemporary researchers underline consequences of difficulties in emotion recognition experienced by persons with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) for severity of symptoms of this disorder. Individuals with ASD, when trying to recognize the emotional states of others, often use compensatory strategies based on relatively well-developed cognitive and linguistic competences. Thus, the relationship between the recognition of emotions and the severity of ASD symptoms may be moderated by linguistic competencies. Own research was aimed at determining if the level of speech comprehension moderates the relationship between emotion recognition and ASD symptom severity. Participants were 63 children with ASD aged from 3 years and 7 months to 9 years and 3 months. The following tools were used: ASD Symptom Severity Scale, the Emotion Recognition subscale of the Theory of Mind Scale and the Speech Comprehension subscale from the Intelligence and Development Scales – Preschool (IDS-P). The results indicate that the level of speech comprehension moderates the relationship between the level of emotion recognition and ASD symptom severity in the range of deficits in communication and interaction. These results have implications for integrating speech comprehension therapy into the process of the rehabilitation of individuals with ASD, as well as for theoretical reflection concerning the determinants of ASD symptom severity.
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17951/j.2021.34.3.199-219
Date of publication: 2021-12-23 22:21:20
Date of submission: 2021-07-03 23:07:56
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