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Ardalankia S, Behnia F. Observational Analysis of the Contents of Drawings by Children with High-Functioning Autism: A Case Series. CJP 2024; 10 (1)
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Occupational Therapy Department, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran , behnia.f@gmail.com
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Background and Objective: One of the core diagnostic criteria for autism is restricted and repetitive patterns of interests or behaviors. Content analysis of these limited obsessional interests suggests they are mostly focused on physical systems. Children with autism express their obsessional interests in different ways. One of them being through their drawings. However, a content analysis of such drawings has not being performed to date. The aim of this case series was to perform an observational content analysis of the drawings of children with high-functioning autism.
Case series: Six children with high-functioning autism who reportedly exhibited intense obsessional interests were selected for the study. Drawings produced by these children both at home and in therapeutic settings were collected. The authors analyzed the contents in these drawings. The contents of the drawings produced by all cases were related to physical systems and mechanical or electrical object categories with details regarding components, types, brands, attributes, dynamics, and functions.
Conclusion: These results show that the contents of the drawings of children with high-functioning autism are affected by their obsessional interests. The specific details of these drawings exemplify their fascination with physical systems and are consistent with the hypersystemizing theory of autism.
Case series: Six children with high-functioning autism who reportedly exhibited intense obsessional interests were selected for the study. Drawings produced by these children both at home and in therapeutic settings were collected. The authors analyzed the contents in these drawings. The contents of the drawings produced by all cases were related to physical systems and mechanical or electrical object categories with details regarding components, types, brands, attributes, dynamics, and functions.
Conclusion: These results show that the contents of the drawings of children with high-functioning autism are affected by their obsessional interests. The specific details of these drawings exemplify their fascination with physical systems and are consistent with the hypersystemizing theory of autism.
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