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A common notion regarding autistic children is that they do not show self-recognition. In this study, 7 autistic children were compared to a group of normal infants at the age of self-recognition. Using a videotape "mirror image" and an objective self-recognition criterion, we observed that 6 of the 7 autistic children exhibited self-recognition. In a 2-choice preference situation, autistic children tended to prefer the more predictable mirror image to a previously taped film of self.
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Neuman et al. (1978) studied this question.
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