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<tr> <td colspan="5"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Instructions:</b> Answer the following questions as spontaneously as possible. If you get stuck on a question, leave it out and continue with the next. Each question can have one of 5 possible answers.</span><br />
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<tr> <td colspan="5"><span style="font-size: large;">1. - When asked which emotion I'm feeling, I frequently don't know the answer. </span></td></tr>
<tr> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q1" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q1" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q1" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q1" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q1" type="radio" /></span></td></tr>
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<tr> <td colspan="5"><span style="font-size: large;">2. - I'm unsure of which words to use when describing my feelings. </span></td></tr>
<tr> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q2" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q2" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q2" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q2" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q2" type="radio" /></span></td></tr>
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<tr> <td colspan="5"><span style="font-size: large;">3. - I prefer to find out the emotional intricacies of my problems rather than just describe them in terms of practical facts. </span></td></tr>
<tr> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q3" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q3" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q3" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q3" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q3" type="radio" /></span></td></tr>
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<tr> <td colspan="5"><span style="font-size: large;">4. - When other people are hurt or upset, I have difficulty imagining what they are feeling. </span></td></tr>
<tr> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q4" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q4" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q4" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q4" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q4" type="radio" /></span></td></tr>
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<tr> <td colspan="5"><span style="font-size: large;">5. - People tell me to describe my feelings more, as if I haven't elaborated enough. </span></td></tr>
<tr> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q5" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q5" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q5" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q5" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q5" type="radio" /></span></td></tr>
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<tr> <td colspan="5"><span style="font-size: large;">6. - Sex as a recreational activity seems kinda pointless. </span></td></tr>
<tr> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q6" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q6" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q6" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q6" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q6" type="radio" /></span></td></tr>
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<tr> <td colspan="5"><span style="font-size: large;">7. - I can describe my emotions with ease. </span></td></tr>
<tr> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q7" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q7" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q7" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q7" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q7" type="radio" /></span></td></tr>
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<tr> <td colspan="5"><span style="font-size: large;">8. - You cannot functionally live your life without being aware of your deepest emotions. </span></td></tr>
<tr> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q8" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q8" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q8" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q8" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q8" type="radio" /></span></td></tr>
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<tr> <td colspan="5"><span style="font-size: large;">9. - People sometimes get upset with me, and I can't imagine why </span></td></tr>
<tr> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q9" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q9" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q9" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q9" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q9" type="radio" /></span></td></tr>
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<tr> <td colspan="5"><span style="font-size: large;">10. - People tell me I don't listen to their feelings properly, when in fact I'm doing my utmost to understand what they're saying! </span></td></tr>
<tr> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q10" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q10" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q10" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q10" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q10" type="radio" /></span></td></tr>
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<tr> <td colspan="5"><span style="font-size: large;">11. - When I am upset I find it difficult to identify the feelings causing it. </span></td></tr>
<tr> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q11" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q11" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q11" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q11" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q11" type="radio" /></span></td></tr>
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<tr> <td colspan="5"><span style="font-size: large;">12. - Describing the feelings I have about other people is often difficult. </span></td></tr>
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<tr> <td colspan="5"><span style="font-size: large;">13. - I prefer doing physical activities with friends rather than discussing each others’ emotional experiences. </span></td></tr>
<tr> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q13" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q13" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q13" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q13" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q13" type="radio" /></span></td></tr>
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<tr> <td colspan="5"><span style="font-size: large;">14. - I am not much of a daydreamer. </span></td></tr>
<tr> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q14" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q14" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q14" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q14" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q14" type="radio" /></span></td></tr>
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<tr> <td colspan="5"><span style="font-size: large;">15. - I don't like people's constant assumptions that I should understand or guess their needs... its as if they want me to read their minds! </span></td></tr>
<tr> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q15" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q15" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q15" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q15" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q15" type="radio" /></span></td></tr>
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<tr> <td colspan="5"><span style="font-size: large;">16. - I sometimes experience confusing sensations in my body. </span></td></tr>
<tr> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q16" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q16" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q16" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q16" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q16" type="radio" /></span></td></tr>
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<tr> <td colspan="5"><span style="font-size: large;">17. - For me sex is more a functional activity than it is an emotional one </span></td></tr>
<tr> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q17" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q17" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q17" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q17" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q17" type="radio" /></span></td></tr>
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<tr> <td colspan="5"><span style="font-size: large;">18. - Some people have told me I am cold or unresponsive to their needs. </span></td></tr>
<tr> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q18" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q18" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q18" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q18" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q18" type="radio" /></span></td></tr>
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<tr> <td colspan="5"><span style="font-size: large;">19. - I don't dream frequently, and when I do the dreams usually seem rather boring. </span></td></tr>
<tr> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q19" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q19" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q19" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q19" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q19" type="radio" /></span></td></tr>
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<tr> <td colspan="5"><span style="font-size: large;">20. - Friends have indicated, in one way or another, that I'm more in my head than in my heart. </span></td></tr>
<tr> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q20" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q20" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q20" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q20" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q20" type="radio" /></span></td></tr>
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<tr> <td colspan="5"><span style="font-size: large;">21. - I can't identify feelings that I vaguely sense are going on inside of me. </span></td></tr>
<tr> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q21" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q21" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q21" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q21" type="radio" /></span></td> <td align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><input name="Q21" type="radio" /></span></td></tr>
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<tr> <td colspan="5"><span style="font-size: large;">22. - I often ask other people what they would feel if in my personal situation (any situation), as this better helps me understand what to do. </span></td></tr>
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<tr> <td colspan="5"><span style="font-size: large;">23. - I find it useful to ponder on my feelings as much as the practical issues when setting my priorities. </span></td></tr>
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<tr> <td colspan="5"><span style="font-size: large;">24. - I use my imagination mainly for practical means, eg., like how to work out a problem or construct a useful idea or object. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The online alexithymia questionnaire was developed in 2005 in response to perceived shortcomings of the previous alexithymia questionnaires such as the Bermond-Vorst or TAS-20. Three problems presented, namely the poorly targeted questions regarding constricted imaginal processes; secondly, the confusion experienced by the alexithymic subject when asked to recognise if they do, or don't, experience the normal range of feelings; and thirdly the unavailability of testing instruments to the general public. The first of these perceived shortcomings concerns the very nature of imagining, which needed elaboration before questions could be economically targeted to the deficit in question. Discussions with alexithymic individuals revealed that many believed their imaginal capacity was intact, leading to positive questionnaire responses regarding their ability to daydream, imagine, or fantasise. With the introduction of Edward Casey's distinction of the controlledness or spontaneity of a given act of imagining it became evident that commentaries regarding the absence of alexithymic imagining were referring to a deficit in 'spontaneous' or 'unconscious' imagining, and not to controlled imagining. With this knowledge the OAQ questions were written to reflect this distinction, for example;<span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><span style="font-style: italic;">"I use my imagination mainly for practical means, eg., like how to work out a problem or construct a useful idea or object,"</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">"My imagination is usually not spontaneous and surprising, but rather used/employed in a more controlled fashion,"</span> or inversely scored, <span style="font-style: italic;">"My imagination is often spontaneous, unpredictable and involuntary."</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The second shortcoming related to the older wording of questions targeting difficulty identifying feelings and difficulty describing feelings. Whilst these factors are integral features of the alexithymia construct, the very nature of these deficits in the alexithymic individual may obscure recognition of their relative presence or absence as requested by the questionnaires. With this in mind we sought to alter or delete some of the overly direct questions, e.g. questions like <i>“I don’t know why I feel angry”</i> were not repeated, and wordings such as <i>“I have feelings that I can't properly identify”</i> were replaced with a less assured, <i>“I can't identify feelings that I vaguely sense are going on inside of me”</i>. We also included a further set of questions asking what 'other people say' about the alexithymic individual’s emotional communication, and reduced the number of items which presume an introspective ability of the individual to be aware of their deficits in emotional communication eg. we added<i> “people tell me I don't listen to their feelings properly, when in fact I'm doing my utmost to understand what they saying!” </i>or <i>“I don't like people's constant assumptions that I should understand or guess their needs... its as if they want me to read their minds!”</i> and <i>“people tell me to describe my feelings more, as if I haven't elaborated enough”</i>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thirdly, we wanted to create an accessible, free guide for general practitioners and lay public for the purpose of gaining amateur assessment which might indicate the need for more thoroughgoing clinical assessment. At the moment recognised alexithymia questionnaires are expensive and difficult to acquire without clinical degrees in relevant disciplines, and it is hoped that the OAQ might fill the gap. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Further features of the OAQ include two subcategories; 'vicarious interpretation of feelings' and 'sexual difficulties and disinterest' which target interpersonal behaviours co-extensive with traits of alexithymia. Of the second of these, extensive discussions with alexithymic adults revealed common experiences of difficulties with sexual relations and activities, with descriptions of disturbing bodily sensations (associated with affect) and personal confusion regarding the sexual expectations and feelings of others. Although the individual's sexual libido may be functioning on a healthy level, the 'pseudophobia' (Krystal 1988) surrounding the <span style="font-style: italic;">emotional</span> component of sexual intimacy is manifest as a reluctance to indulge in sexual act, or as a preference for sexual encounters involving low emotional intensity. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: large;"> In May 2007 the Online Alexithymia Questionnaire underwent a revision of nine questions- 2, 7, 11, 12, 13, 16, 23, 28, 33 having similarities to, or reproductions of, wordings in the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20), with duplications being replaced by more original phrasing. The modified questions have been approved by the authors of the copyrighted Toronto alexithymia scale for use in the OAQ-G2. The resultant changes to the OAQ have created a second generation questionnaire (G2) reflecting its ongoing evolution as independent from other alexithymia measures.</span><br /><br /><br /> </span><br />
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-When asked which emotion I'm feeling, I frequently don't know the answer.<o:p></o:p></div>
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-I often ask other people what they would feel if in my personal situation (any situation), as this better helps me understand what to do.<o:p></o:p></div>
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-When other people are hurt or upset, I have difficulty imagining what they are feeling.<o:p></o:p></div>
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-My imagination is usually not spontaneous and surprising, but rather used/employed in a more controlled fashion. <o:p></o:p></div>
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-My imagination is often spontaneous, unpredictable and involuntary.<br />
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-People tell me to describe my feelings more, as if I haven't elaborated enough. <o:p></o:p></div>
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-People tell me I don't listen to their feelings properly, when in fact I'm doing my utmost to understand what they saying! <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Friends have indicated, in one way or another, that I'm more in my head than in my heart.<o:p></o:p></div>
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-Some people have told me I am cold or unresponsive to their needs. <o:p></o:p></div>
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-People I've been in close relationships with have complained that I neglect them emotionally.<br />
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-Sex as a recreational activity seems pointless.<o:p></o:p></div>
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-I often get confused about what the other person wants from a sexual relationship.<o:p></o:p></div>
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-I often feel incompetent, awkward, uncomfortable, or occasionally physically sick in sexual situations.<o:p></o:p></div>
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-For me sex is more a functional activity than it is an emotional one.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 180%;"><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Alexithymia and Asperger syndrome</span> </b></i></span><span style="font-size: 130%; font-weight: normal;">[</span><span style="font-size: 130%;"><i><b>Alexitimia y síndrome de Asperger </b></i></span><span style="font-size: 130%; font-weight: normal;">– translated from Spanish]. </span></h2>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">Isabel Paula-Pérez, Juan Martos-Pérez, María Llorente-Comí.</span></b></div>
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<span class="txPeque"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">[</span><a href="http://www.neurologia.com/sec/resumen.php?id=2009770"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">Rev Neurol</span></a><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"> 2010, 50 (Suppl. 3): S85-S90] </span></span></div>
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<span class="txPeque"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">[</span><a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=20200852&itool=iconfft" target="blank"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">PMID: 20200852</span></a><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"> - Presentation - Publication Date: 03/03/2010]</span></span></div>
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<span class="txPeque"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b>Introduction:</b> </span></span><span class="txPeque"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">The study starts with the hypothesis that the difficulty in identifying and describing emotions and feelings, and distinguishing among the feelings of bodily sensations that accompany them, are a common denominator in the constructs of alexithymia and Asperger syndrome (AS).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b>Apparatus and procedure:</b> <span style="line-height: 13pt;">We used the following scales and questionnaires (with the sample we also used other instruments not included in current study): Toronto Alexithymia Scale (<a href="http://espectroautista.info/tests/emotividad/expresividad-emocional/TAS20">TAS-20</a>) The TAS was developed by Bagby et al [6] has two validations: the Moral de la Rubia and Retana [7] and Martinez-Sanchez [8]. <span style="line-height: 13pt;">Alexithymia scale for observers (<a href="http://espectroautista.info/tests/emotividad/expresividad-emocional/OAS">OAS</a>) has been used in various publications, for example, Haviland et al [10] and was translated directly from its original source. <span style="line-height: 13pt;">Online Alexithymia Questionnaire (<a href="http://espectroautista.info/tests/emotividad/expresividad-emocional/OAQ">OAQ-G2</a>) The <a href="http://espectroautista.info/tests/emotividad/expresividad-emocional/OAQ">OAQ-G2</a> was developed in 2005 by Thompson [9] in response to perceived limitations in other existing alexithymia questionnaires, and was translated by <span style="line-height: 13pt;">A JJ Ordinas and R. Nogués. </span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b>Results:</b> <span style="line-height: 13pt;">With the <a href="http://espectroautista.info/tests/emotividad/expresividad-emocional/TAS20">TAS-20</a>, 5 subjects (55%) obtained a score indicating the presence of alexithymia, 1 subject (11%) obtained a score that suggests possible alexithymia, and in 3 cases (34%) the score indicates absence of alexithymia. That is, with this instrument, two thirds of subjects had alexithymia. With the <a href="http://espectroautista.info/tests/emotividad/expresividad-emocional/OAQ">OAQ-G2</a>, 3 subjects (34%) obtained a score indicating a clear presence of alexithymia, 4 patients (44%) obtained a score that suggests possible alexithymia, and in 2 subjects (22%) the score indicates absence of alexithymia. With this instrument and adding the first two groups of people, three-quarters of the subjects had or may have alexithymia. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b>Discussion:</b> <span style="line-height: 13pt;">The research reveals an overlap between alexithymia and AS. The data obtained in the sample agree with those obtained by Hill et al [12], who found that 85% of people with AS showed a moderate or severe alexithymia. The global analysis of data prompts a differentiation of results according to whether the source of information is the subject itself with AS (<a href="http://espectroautista.info/tests/emotividad/expresividad-emocional/TAS20">TAS-20</a> and <a href="http://espectroautista.info/tests/emotividad/expresividad-emocional/OAQ">OAQ-G2</a>) or if the source is a relative who lives with the person with AS (<a href="http://espectroautista.info/tests/emotividad/expresividad-emocional/OAS">OAS</a>). In the first case, the data are significant but not conclusive: two thirds of patients with AS have or may alexithymia, according to the <a href="http://espectroautista.info/tests/emotividad/expresividad-emocional/TAS20">TAS-20</a> and three quarters have or may alexithymia, according to the <a href="http://espectroautista.info/tests/emotividad/expresividad-emocional/OAQ">OAQ-G2</a>. However, when it comes to assessing the levels of alexithymia by the family, the data are crucial, doubling the score in the neurotypical population. </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 13pt;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">The study results are very significant when it comes to assessing the levels of alexithymia in patients with AS by people living with them, their families. These are those who experience daily the impact it has on their interpersonal relationships of family: little warmth in the relationship, difficulty feeling compassion, little tenderness, stiffness in everyday life, confusion to stress, frustration in dealing with uncertainty, little sense of humor, etc. The prospective research invites the question of how to explain the high comorbidity between alexithymia and AS. Is alexithymia a neuroanatomical structural consequence or is the result of a neurobiological impairment, or is it rather an idiosyncratic personality trait of individuals with AS? If so, would alexithymia therefore be a useful diagnostic criterion for the AS? Not surprisingly, the diagnostic criteria covers various aspects of alexithymia: 'lack of social and emotional reciprocity' (DSM-IV-TR) [5], '<span style="line-height: normal;">); ‘impaired or deviant response to other people’s emotions</span>' (ICD -10) [16], 'difficulty expressing themselves, especially when talking about emotions' (definition of the National Autistic Society) [17], </span><span style="line-height: normal;">emotionally inappropriate behaviour… impairment of comprehension<span style="font-family: "times new roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">(Gillberg diagnostic criteria) [18] ... As it says Attwood [19], 'we now have a psychological term, alexithymia to describe other characteristics associated with AS, ie someone who has an impaired ability to identify and describe emotional states. Clinical experience and research have confirmed that alexithymia can be recognized in the skills and profile of people with AS. " </span></span></div>
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