It has been proposed that Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is associated with difficulties
perceiving the internal state of one's body (ie, impaired interoception), causing the socio …

There is growing interest in “interoception”(ie, detection and interpretation of internal body
signals) as a relevant mechanism contributing to certain symptoms and features of autism …

Quattrocki and Friston (2014) argued that abnormalities in interoception—the process of
representing one's internal physiological states—could lie at the heart of autism, because of …

Emotions and affective feelings are influenced by one's internal state of bodily arousal via
interoception. Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC) are associated with difficulties in …

Following recent evidence for a link between interoception, emotion and empathy, we
investigated relationships between these factors in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). 26 …

Some studies suggest that individuals with autism spectrum disorder have reduced
emotional empathy while others do not. The presence of co-occurring alexithymia in autism …

Research over the past three decades has seen a revived interest in the way the human
body—and the way in which it is perceived—interacts with aspects of our experience …

Accumulating evidence indicates that co-occurring alexithymia underlies several facets of
the social-emotional difficulties common in individuals with autism spectrum disorder. The …

Anxiety is a major associated feature of autism spectrum disorders. The incidence of anxiety
symptoms in this population has been associated with altered interoceptive processing …

Increasing attention is being paid to how adults on the autism spectrum perceive and
interpret the interoceptive sense. This 20-item Interoception Sensory Questionnaire …