Differences in reciprocal behavior between children with autism spectrum disorder and typically developing children: From the perspective of self-other distinction

Key Points

• This research aims to examine how children with autism and typically developing children differ in reciprocal behaviors through the lens of self-other distinction.
• Analyzed reciprocal behaviors of children with autism and typically developing children.
• Incorporated the dual-processing theory and self-other distinction perspective.
• Evaluated the influence of centering biases on mutual behaviors between groups.
• Children with autism showed a self-centered bias in reciprocal behaviors.
• Typically developing children exhibited an other-centered bias.
• Highlighting the other's perspective may induce more reciprocal behaviors in autistic children, reducing the gap.