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Alexithymia and Asperger syndrome

I. Paula-Pérez, J. Martos-Pérez, M. Llorente-Comí [REV NEUROL 2010;50 (Supl. 3):S85-S90] PMID: 20200852 DOI: https://doi.org/10.33588/rn.50S03.2009770

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Volumen 50 | Number S03 | Nº of views of the article 18.770 | Nº of PDF downloads 3.060 | Article publication date 15/02/2010

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ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION The study starts with the hypothesis that the difficulty to identify and describe emotions and feelings, and to differentiate the feelings of bodily sensations that accompany them, are a common denominator of the construct of alexithymia and Asperger syndrome (AS).

PATIENTS AND METHODS The study evaluates the levels of alexithymia in nine adult male subjects with AS.

RESULTS The results are classified according to whether the source of information is the subject itself with SA (significant alexithymia level in 2/3 parts of the subjects surveyed) or if the source is a relative (the final score in relation to the presence of the alexithymia is the double than in neurotypical population). CONCLUSION. It’s confirmed a significant comorbidity between alexithymia and SA leading to the question of whether alexithymia is a idiosyncratic trait of individuals with SA. KeywordsAdults with Asperger syndrome Alexithymia

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