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    1. Can a Person be ‘A Bit Autistic’? A Response to Francesca Happé and Uta Frith 2021

      Chown, Nick; Leatherland, Julia

      Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders, Vol. 51, Issue 2, pp. 749 - 751.

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    2. Implicit and Explicit Processes in Social Cognition 2008

      Frith, Chris D.; Frith, Uta

      Neuron (Cambridge, Mass.), Vol. 60, Issue 3, pp. 503 - 510.

      In this review we consider research on social cognition in which implicit processes can be compared and contrasted with explicit, conscious processes. In each case, their function is distinct, some... Read more

      In this review we consider research on social cognition in which implicit processes can be compared and contrasted with explicit, conscious processes. In each case, their function is distinct, sometimes complementary and sometimes oppositional. We argue that implicit processes in social interaction are automatic and are often opposed to conscious strategies. While we are aware of explicit processes in social interaction, we cannot always use them to override implicit processes. Many studies show that implicit processes facilitate the sharing of knowledge, feelings, and actions, and hence, perhaps surprisingly, serve altruism rather than selfishness. On the other hand, higher-level conscious processes are as likely to be selfish as prosocial. Read less

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    3. Annual Research Review: Towards a developmental neuroscience of atypical social cognition 2014

      Happé, Francesca; Frith, Uta

      Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry, Vol. 55, Issue 6, pp. 553 - 577.

      As a starting point for our review we use a developmental timeline, starting from birth and divided into major developmental epochs defined by key milestones of social cognition in typical developm... Read more

      As a starting point for our review we use a developmental timeline, starting from birth and divided into major developmental epochs defined by key milestones of social cognition in typical development. For each epoch, we highlight those developmental disorders that diverge from the normal developmental pattern, what is known about these key milestones in the major disorders affecting social cognition, and any available research on the neural basis of these differences. We relate behavioural observations to four major networks of the social brain, that is, Amygdala, Mentalizing, Emotion and Mirror networks. We focus on those developmental disorders that are characterized primarily by social atypicality, such as autism spectrum disorder, social anxiety and a variety of genetically defined syndromes. The processes and aspects of social cognition we highlight are sketched in a putative network diagram, and include: agent identification, emotion processing and empathy, mental state attribution, self‐processing and social hierarchy mapping involving social ‘policing’ and in‐group/out‐group categorization. Developmental disorders reveal some dissociable deficits in different components of this map of social cognition. This broad review across disorders, ages and aspects of social cognition leads us to some key questions: How can we best distinguish primary from secondary social disorders? Is social cognition especially vulnerable to developmental disorder, or surprisingly robust? Are cascading notions of social development, in which early functions are essential stepping stones or building bricks for later abilities, necessarily correct? Read less

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    Books & Media

    1. Ideas roadshow. Exploring autism : a conversation with Uta Frith

      produced by Justin Malecki, Howard Burton, Open Agenda Publishing.

      Online Resources | Video

    2. Autism : a very short introduction

      Uta Frith.

      Online Resources RJ506 .A9 .F694 2008 ebook | Book

    3. Autism : a very short introduction

      Uta Frith.

      Hill RJ506 .A9 F694 2008 | Book

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