Cross-Cultural Differences in Autism Spectrum Disorder Symptoms

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Cross-Cultural Differences in Autism Spectrum Disorder Symptoms

Haoqi Sun 1
  • 1 Broward College, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, The United States of America    
  • *corresponding author
Published on 1 March 2023 | https://doi.org/10.54254/2753-7048/3/2022499
LNEP Vol.3
ISSN (Print): 2753-7056
ISSN (Online): 2753-7048
ISBN (Print): 978-1-915371-09-6
ISBN (Online): 978-1-915371-10-2

Abstract

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a set of neural developmental disorders, which is one of the severe issues that affect the society widely and seriously. ASD is a disorder involved with various genes, and its severity can also be influenced by environment. ASD has been a heated research topic around the world, with several elements as the major symptoms, such as challenging behaviors, field-dependence, language coordination, and social skill impairment. However, little is known about whether these elements vary in different ethnicities or racial backgrounds. This paper aims to analyze and integrate previous studies to discuss whether certain symptoms are closely related to cultural backgrounds and vary across different cultures. This paper discussed studies in North America (e.g., the United States and Cuba), Europe (e.g., United Kingdom), Middle East (e.g., Israel), and East Asia (e.g., Hongkong and South Korea). Some ground principles were concluded about the variations of ASD symptoms across distinct cultures, which could provide some suggestions for clinical practices. One of the limitations of earlier studies is that they mainly focused on the cross-cultural difference within a certain developmental period in ASD. Future studies can conduct more longitudinal experiments to investigate the different developmental paths in ASD across distinct cultures. This review can provide a guidance to the design of intervention programs for children with ASD at schools across distinct cultures.

Keywords:

cross-cultural differences, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), social skill deficits.

Sun,H. (2023). Cross-Cultural Differences in Autism Spectrum Disorder Symptoms. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,3,168-173.
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References

[1]. Fakhoury, M. (2015). Autistic spectrum disorders: A review of clinical features, theories and diagnosis. International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience, 43, 70-77.

[2]. Gaigg, S.B. (2012). The interplay between emotion and cognition in autism spectrum disorder: implications for developmental theory. Frontiers in integrative neuroscience, 6, 113.

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[6]. Koh, H.C. and Milne, E. (2012). Evidence for a cultural influence on field-independence in autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 42(2), 181-190.

[7]. Sipes, M., Furniss, F., Matson, J.L. and Hattier, M. (2012). A multinational study examining the cross cultural differences in social skills of children with autism spectrum disorders: A comparison between the United Kingdom and the United States of America. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 24(2), 145-154.

[8]. Matson, J.L., Worley, J.A., Kozlowski, A.M., Chung, K.M., Jung, W. and Yang, J.W. (2012). Cross cultural differences of parent reported social skills in children with autistic disorder: An examination between South Korea and the United States of America. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 6(3), 971-977.

[9]. Chung, K.M., Jung, W., Yang, J.W., Ben-Itzchak, E., Zachor, D.A., Furniss, F., Heyes, K., Matson, J.L., Kozlowski, A.M. and Barker, A.A. (2012). Cross cultural differences in challenging behaviors of children with autism spectrum disorders: An international examination between Israel, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 6(2), 881-889.

[10]. Sotgiu, I., Galati, D., Manzano, M., Gandione, M., Gómez, K., Romero, Y. and Rigardetto, R. (2011). Parental attitudes, attachment styles, social networks, and psychological processes in autism spectrum disorders: A cross-cultural perspective. The Journal of genetic psychology, 172(4), 353-375.

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Sun,H. (2023). Cross-Cultural Differences in Autism Spectrum Disorder Symptoms. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,3,168-173.

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References

[1]. Fakhoury, M. (2015). Autistic spectrum disorders: A review of clinical features, theories and diagnosis. International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience, 43, 70-77.

[2]. Gaigg, S.B. (2012). The interplay between emotion and cognition in autism spectrum disorder: implications for developmental theory. Frontiers in integrative neuroscience, 6, 113.

[3]. American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.).

[4]. Tek, S. and Landa, R.J. (2012). Differences in autism symptoms between minority and non-minority toddlers. Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 42(9), 1967-1973.

[5]. Nayar, K., Kang, X., Xing, J., Gordon, P.C., Wong, P. and Losh, M. (2021). A cross-cultural study showing deficits in gaze-language coordination during rapid automatized naming among individuals with ASD. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 1-13.

[6]. Koh, H.C. and Milne, E. (2012). Evidence for a cultural influence on field-independence in autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 42(2), 181-190.

[7]. Sipes, M., Furniss, F., Matson, J.L. and Hattier, M. (2012). A multinational study examining the cross cultural differences in social skills of children with autism spectrum disorders: A comparison between the United Kingdom and the United States of America. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 24(2), 145-154.

[8]. Matson, J.L., Worley, J.A., Kozlowski, A.M., Chung, K.M., Jung, W. and Yang, J.W. (2012). Cross cultural differences of parent reported social skills in children with autistic disorder: An examination between South Korea and the United States of America. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 6(3), 971-977.

[9]. Chung, K.M., Jung, W., Yang, J.W., Ben-Itzchak, E., Zachor, D.A., Furniss, F., Heyes, K., Matson, J.L., Kozlowski, A.M. and Barker, A.A. (2012). Cross cultural differences in challenging behaviors of children with autism spectrum disorders: An international examination between Israel, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 6(2), 881-889.

[10]. Sotgiu, I., Galati, D., Manzano, M., Gandione, M., Gómez, K., Romero, Y. and Rigardetto, R. (2011). Parental attitudes, attachment styles, social networks, and psychological processes in autism spectrum disorders: A cross-cultural perspective. The Journal of genetic psychology, 172(4), 353-375.

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