Abstract
This study examined the relationship between autism spectrum disorder (ASD) tendencies and
self-reference effect, through experimental manipulation of attention to self. Participants were 55
university students (14 men and 41 women, M = 19.2 years old [standard deviation = 1.15]), who
were randomly divided into two groups: self-attention group and other-attention group. The low-ASD
tendency participants exhibited shorter correct response times to memory tasks pertaining to self, and
information (p < .05), whereas the high-ASD tendency participants showed no significant differences.
There was no significant difference in correct response time between the self- and other-attention
groups. From this, we discussed that individuals with a high ASD tendency may process social stimuli
(such as self and others) similarly to non-social stimuli, as part of their personality feature, hence
resistant to change through any type of temporary manipulation.
https://ror.org/04chrp450 
