Story contents and intensity of the anxious symptomatology in children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder

International Journal of Adolescence and Youth

Marc H. Bornstein¹  Michelle J.Y. Neoh²  Giuseppe Iandolo³  Laura López-Florit³  Paola Venuti⁴  Gianluca Esposito⁴ 

[1] Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development;Nanyang Technological University;Universidad Europea de Madrid;University of Trento;

关键词: storytelling;    narrative cohesion;    narrative development;    autism spectrum disorder;    anxiety;   

DOI  :  10.1080/02673843.2020.1737156

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This study aimed to analyse and compare the storytelling of 25 children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) with a comparison group of 25 children with typical development. Children’s narratives were transcribed verbatim, and their forms and contents were analysed. The two groups were matched according to the narrative cohesion of the story using the Bears Family Projective Test, equivalent verbal age, sex, and socioeconomic level. No differences in the forms of the stories emerged, but compared with the narratives of the typical development group, the narrative contents of the ASD group showed more adaptive and maladaptive behaviours of the characters, more problems, and less use of the atmosphere outside the home. These contents are related to the intensity of the anxious symptomatology indicated by the ASD group, their family members and teachers.

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