A Review of Embodiment in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Frontiers in Psychology

Inge-Marie Eigsti¹ 

关键词: autism;    ASD;    embodiment;    gesture;    mimicry;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00224

学科分类：心理学（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

In classical approaches to cognition, sensory, motor, and emotional experiences are stripped of domain-specific perceptual and sensorimotor information, and represented in a relatively abstract form. In contrast, the embodied cognition framework suggests that our representations retain the initial imprint of the manner in which information was acquired. In this paper, we argue that individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) display impairments in the temporal coordination of motor and conceptual information (as shown in gesture research) and striking deficits in the interpersonal mimicry of motor behaviors (as shown in yawning research) – findings we believe are consistent with an embodied account of ASD that includes, but goes beyond, social experiences and is driven in part by significant but subtle motor deficits. In this paper, we review the research examining an embodied cognition account of ASD, and discuss its implications.

【 授权许可】

CC BY