Autism-Open Access
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Department of Neuroscience, Institute for Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

Publications

• Research Article   
  Investigating Empathy and Alexithymia in teenager siblings of ASD people
  Author(s): Maral Besharati* and Shahriar Gharibzadeh
  
  Background: Previous studies have provided different perspectives on empathy and alexithymia in siblings of individuals with autism spectrum disorder and these abilities are often uniquely challenged. This study was conducted to investigate the levels of empathy and alexithymia and to identify the differences of these psychological constructs in adolescent siblings of ASD patients compared to the control group. Methods: A quantitative and cross-sectional study was conducted on two groups of people between the ages of 12 and 15 years. IRI-short test was used to evaluate empathy and TAS-20 test was used to measure Alexithymia. Results: This study showed a significant difference in emotional competencies between the two groups. Siblings with ASD showed higher levels of alexithymia (P<0/05, r=0.56) and lower levels .. View More»
  

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