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- - Children with autism struggle with imaginative play and understanding social scenarios due to issues with their voluntary imagination network, specifically linked to brain regions like the lateral prefrontal cortex and temporal-parietal-occipital area.
- - This research suggests that difficulties in visuospatial skills and language comprehension (like understanding complex sentences) might share a common cause: a deficit in voluntary imagination.
- - The review emphasizes the importance of distinguishing between voluntary and involuntary imagination and suggests that improving terminology and understanding in this area could enhance communication among therapists and parents, leading to better therapy results for children.
Article Abstract
Children with autism often have difficulties in imaginative play, Theory of Mind, and playing out different scenarios in their minds. Research shows that the root of these problems may be the voluntary imagination network that involves the lateral prefrontal cortex and its long frontoposterior connections to the temporal-parietal-occipital area. Previously disconnected visuospatial issues ( and ) and language issues (lack of comprehension of spatial prepositions and complex recursive sentences) may be explained by the same voluntary imagination deficit. This review highlights the new insights into the mechanism of voluntary imagination, its difference from involuntary imagination, and its unusually strong critical period. Clearer developmental terminology and a better understanding of voluntary imagination have the potential to facilitate communication between therapists and parents, and improve therapy outcomes in children.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7826637 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9010063 | DOI Listing |
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