A conceptual framework for understanding characteristics of self-awareness associated with autism spectrum disorder

Level and definition (Morin, 2006)	Physical self	Psychological self
		Specific difficulties related to awareness of the psychological self (W)
4. Meta-self-awareness Being aware that one is self-aware		Difficulties with meta-representing (FH) Difficulties with conceptualizing or reporting in mentalizing terms (R)
3. Self-awareness Focusing attention on the self; processing self-information		Problems with the conceptual differentiation of the self from other-selves (H) Experiences not encoded as personal (PJ)
2. Consciousness Focusing attention on the environment; processing external stimuli	Differences in perceptual processing leading to different mental states affecting later levels of awareness (R) Differences in sensory processing (M)
1. Unconsciousness Being unresponsive to the self and the environment

FH, Frith and Happé (12); H, Hobson (10); M, McGeer (16); PJ, Powell and Jordan (11); R, Raffman (15); W, Williams (14).

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Published on: Dec 22, 2016

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