Study of the Representation of the Human Figure in Children Diagnosed with ASD

Authors

Mariana Laura Garrido

Universidad de León

[email protected]

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9225-3253

Camino Ferreira

Universidad de León

[email protected]

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8131-0825

Abstract

The objectives of this study are to analyze the Human Figure Drawings (HFD) of children diagnosed with ASD to find common patterns of representation and establish HFD relationships based on comorbidity and diagnosis. The participating sample consists of 24 subjects diagnosed with ASD. For this, the instrument proposed by Koppitz has been used identifying 34 variables to analyze. The analysis was made through univariate, bivariante and descriptive statistical analysis, contingency tables, as well as the association through the Chi-square test. The results reveal that the intellectual disability determine the subjects represent the HFD, and that the subjects with Asperger diagnosis differ significantly from the other two groups, Autism and TDI. Recurrent patterns of ASD in subjects with ASD do not comply with the typical sequence of children’s drawing as set out in the literature. This could be used in practice as a support tool in the diagnosis of ASD.

Keywords

children’s drawing human figure Autism Spectrum Disorder intellectual disability

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Garrido, M. L., & Ferreira, C. (2023). Study of the Representation of the Human Figure in Children Diagnosed with ASD. Caribbean Educational Research Journal (RECIE), 7(1), 79–103. https://doi.org/10.32541/recie.2023.v7i1.pp79-103

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Author Biographies

Mariana Laura Garrido, Universidad de León

She has completed university studies in Translation and Interpreting and in Education, specializing in Foreign Language (University of León). She obtained her civil servant position as a teacher in 2009 through a competitive examination. In 2013 she took the course of adaptation to the Degree as an update to the Diploma at the University of León. In 2017 she is certified with level C1 of English in the Official School of Languages of León. In 2019 she obtained the Master's Degree in Research in Psychology and Educational Sciences at the University of León. Currently she continues working as a Primary Education Teacher with the specialty of English.

Camino Ferreira, Universidad de León

Professor of Research Methods and Diagnosis in Education at the University of León. PhD in Psychology and Educational Sciences. She has three extraordinary awards for end of degree, master and doctorate. Her main lines of work focus on the field of Higher Education and attention to diversity. She is currently Secretary of the Faculty of Education. She has participated in several projects funded by the European Commission and collaborated as a consultant with the World Bank.