UNSPECIFIED. (2005) Moral understanding in children with autism. AUTISM, 9 (3). pp. 317-331. ISSN 1362-3613

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Abstract

Children with autism were compared with control groups on their ability to make moral judgements. Participants were presented with pairs of vignettes in which actions were either deliberate or accidental and caused injury to a person or damage to property. Participants were asked to judge which protagonist was the naughtier and to verbally justify this judgement. Results showed that the children with autism were as likely as controls to judge culpability on the basis of motive, and to judge injury to persons as more culpable than damage to property. Children with autism also offered some appropriate verbal justifications for their judgments although most justifications were of poor quality and reiterated the story. Results a-re discussed in terms of theory of mind and the possible role of deficits in complex reasoning and executive functions.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Journal or Publication Title:	AUTISM
Publisher:	SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
ISSN:	1362-3613
Date:	July 2005
Volume:	9
Number:	3
Number of Pages:	15
Page Range:	pp. 317-331
Identification Number:	10.1177/1362361305055418
Publication Status:	Published
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/6851

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