A conceptual framework for understanding characteristics of self-awareness associated with autism spectrum disorder
Article Category: commentary
Data publikacji: 22 gru 2016
Zakres stron: 109 - 114
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/sjcapp-2016-017
© 2016 Mette Elmose, published by Sciendo
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
Suggested differences in self-awareness for persons with autism spectrum disorder mapped onto levels of self-awareness and domains of the self
Specific difficulties related to awareness of the psychological self (W) | |||
4. Meta-self-awareness Being aware that one is self-aware | Difficulties with meta-representing (FH) Difficulties with conceptualizing or reporting in mentalizing terms (R) | ||
3. Self-awareness Focusing attention on the self; processing self-information | Problems with the conceptual differentiation of the self from other-selves (H) Experiences not encoded as personal (PJ) | ||
2. Consciousness Focusing attention on the environment; processing external stimuli | Differences in perceptual processing leading to different mental states affecting later levels of awareness (R) Differences in sensory processing (M) | ||
1. Unconsciousness Being unresponsive to the self and the environment | |||