In addition, the duration of their CC segments was shorter, across all rounds. Specifically, ASD participants had lower rates of CC, compared with TD participants, which was most pronounced during the following rounds. We found that participants with ASD (n = 34) can indeed attain CC moments when playing with an expert improviser, though their performance was attenuated in several ways, compared to typically developing (TD) participants (n = 35).
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Here, we aimed to assess whether participants with ASD are capable of attaining CC, and whether their MG performance relates to broader motor and social skills. It has been suggested that during these moments players act as a coupled unit and feel high levels of connectedness.
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A series of previous studies have shown that players in the MG attain moments of highly synchronized co-confident (CC) motion, in which there is no typical kinematic pattern of leader and reactive follower. In the MG, two players take turns leading, following, and jointly improvising motion using two handles set on parallel tracks, while their motion tracks are recorded with high temporal and spatial resolution. Here, we examined synchronization during an open-ended joint improvisation (JI) paradigm, called the mirror game (MG). Recent research on autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) suggests that individuals with autism may have a basic deficit in synchronizing with others, and that this difficulty may lead to more complex social and communicative deficits. Patterns of Joint Improvisation in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Brezis RS, Noy L, Alony T, Gotlieb R, Cohen R, Golland Y, Levit-Binnun N. Lien vers le texte intégral (Open Access ou abonnement)Ģ. Impaired Face Perception in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder : Insights on Diagnosis and Treatment.