Background: New research suggests that, rather than representing a core feature of autism
spectrum disorder (ASD), emotional processing difficulties reflect co-occurring alexithymia …

In recent decades, the ability to represent others' mental states (ie, theory of mind) has
gained particular attention in various disciplines ranging from ethology to cognitive …

The inadequacy of a categorial approach to mental health diagnosis is now well-recognised,
with many authors, diagnostic manuals and funding bodies advocating a dimensional, trans …

The ability to represent mental states (theory of mind [ToM]) is crucial in understanding
individual differences in social ability and social impairments evident in conditions such as …

Alexithymia is a sub-clinical construct, traditionally characterized by difficulties identifying
and describing one's own emotions. Despite the clear need for interoception (interpreting …

Interoception refers to the perception of the physiological condition of the body, including
hunger, temperature, and heart rate. There is a growing appreciation that interoception is …

Abstract The Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ) is a self-report measure of autistic traits. It is
frequently cited in diverse fields and has been administered to adults of at least average …

There have been numerous attempts to explain the enigma of autism, but existing
neurocognitive theories often provide merely a refined description of 1 cluster of symptoms …

Common sense suggests that emotions are physical types that have little to do with the
words we use to label them. Yet recent psychological constructionist accounts reveal that …

Alexithymia is a personality construct characterized by altered emotional awareness which
has been gaining diagnostic prevalence in a range of neuropsychiatric disorders, with …