What does it take to be rigid? Reflections on the notion of rigidity in autism

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• dc.contributor.author Petrolini, Valentina
• dc.contributor.author Jorba Grau, Marta
• dc.contributor.author Vicente, Agustín
• dc.date.accessioned 2023-06-20T06:20:17Z
• dc.date.available 2023-06-20T06:20:17Z
• dc.date.issued 2023
• dc.description.abstract Characterizations of autism include multiple references to rigid or inflexible features, but the notion of rigidity itself has received little systematic discussion. In this paper we shed some light on the notion of rigidity in autism by identifying different facets of this phenomenon as discussed in the literature, such as fixed interests, insistence on sameness, inflexible adherence to routines, black-and-white mentality, intolerance of uncertainty, ritualized patterns of verbal and non-verbal behavior, literalism, and discomfort with change. Rigidity is typically approached in a disjointed fashion (i.e., facet by facet), although there are recent attempts at providing unifying explanations. Some of these attempts assume that the rigidity facets mainly relate to executive functioning: although such an approach is intuitively persuasive, we argue that there are equally plausible alternative explanations. We conclude by calling for more research on the different facets of rigidity and on how they cluster together in the autistic population, while suggesting some ways in which intervention could benefit from a finer-grained view of rigidity.
• dc.description.sponsorship All authors were supported by a BBVA Foundation Grant for Scientific Research Projects 2021 (RILITEA). The Foundation takes no responsibility for the opinions, statements and contents of this project, which are entirely the responsibility of its authors. AV and VP’s research was supported by the Agencia Estatal de Investigación and Ministry of Science and Innovation (grant number PID2021-122233OB-I00) and the Basque Government (grant number IT1537-22). VP’s research was supported by the Agencia Estatal de Investigación and Ministry of Science and Innovation (grant numbers PID2021-128950OB-I00 and IJC2020-043408-I. MJ’s research was supported by the Agencia Estatal de Investigación and Ministry of Science and Innovation (grant number PID2020-115052GA-I00) and a 2019 Leonardo Grant for Researchers and Cultural Creators, BBVA Foundation (the Foundation takes no responsibility for the opinions, statements and contents of this project, which are entirely the responsibility of its authors).
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• dc.identifier.citation Petrolini V, Jorba M, Vicente A. What does it take to be rigid? Reflections on the notion of rigidity in autism. Front Psychiatry. 2023 Feb 13;14:1072362. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1072362
• dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1072362
• dc.identifier.issn 1664-0640
• dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/57245
• dc.language.iso eng
• dc.publisher Frontiers
• dc.relation.ispartof Frontiers in Psychiatry. 2023 Feb 13;14:1072362
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• dc.relation.projectID info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/3PE/PID2020-115052GA-I00
• dc.rights © 2023 Petrolini, Jorba and Vicente. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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• dc.subject.keyword Flexibility
• dc.subject.keyword Rigidity
• dc.subject.keyword Autism
• dc.subject.keyword Cognitive flexibility
• dc.subject.keyword Restricted Interests/Repetitive Behaviors
• dc.title What does it take to be rigid? Reflections on the notion of rigidity in autism
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