Facial emotion processing and social adaptation in adults with and without autism spectrum disorder

García-Villamisar, Domingo; Rojahn, Johannes; Zaja, Rebecca H.; Jodra, Marina

doi:10.1016/j.rasd.2010.01.016

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“…While this may be true, we do not believe that the findings of this study were seriously obscured by the type of facial processing task we chose. Earlier research has shown that performance on facial processing tasks with static images very similar to the ones used in our study was associated with social adjustment in a population with autism (Garcia-Villamisar et al 2010) and non-specific intellectual disabilities (Rojahn et al 2006). …”

Section: Limitationsmentioning

confidence: 53%

Psycho-Social Characteristics of Children with Prenatal Alcohol Exposure, Compared to Children with Down Syndrome and Typical Children

Way

Rojahn

2012

J Dev Phys Disabil

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The aim of this study was to extend the literature on cognitive and psychosocial adjustment and on facial processing in children with Prenatal Alcohol Exposure (PAE). Twenty-five children with PAE, 23 neurotypical children, and 13 children with Down syndrome matched on sex and mental age participated. Parents or guardians completed the Conners Comprehensive Behavior Rating Scale for Parents and the Social Responsiveness Scale; participants completed facial processing tasks. Using MANOVAs, the PAE group had substantially higher standard scores on all CBRS-P and SRS subscales compared with the typical group, and on almost all of them compared with the Down syndrome group. A large portion of individuals in the PAE group had clinically significant scores on the CBRS-P subscales, including ADHD, conduct and oppositional/defiant disorder, autism spectrum disorder, major depression, manic episodes, generalized and separation anxiety and phobias. Using a MANCOVA, no group differences were found in facial processing between the PAE and the neurotypical groups. Many children with PAE had scores that exceeded cut-offs for autism spectrum disorders, ADHD, conduct disorder, oppositional/defiant disorder, major depression, manic episodes, generalized and separation anxiety, and phobias. In addition, academic, language and mathematics problems were noted relative to typical children. Finally, children with PAE performed just as well on the facial processing tasks as a group of younger typical children of equal mental age. That means that facial processing by children with PAE was corresponded with their mental age.

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Section: Limitationsmentioning

confidence: 53%

Psycho-Social Characteristics of Children with Prenatal Alcohol Exposure, Compared to Children with Down Syndrome and Typical Children

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Rojahn

2012

J Dev Phys Disabil

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“…It has been shown that emotion processing in adolescents is similar to adults but not quite mature yet [74]. While some previous studies [3, 75] did not find impairment in emotion recognition in adolescents, a number have noted impairment even in adults with ASD [76, 77]. Additionally, Kuusikko et al [78] noted that older youth (12 and up) with ASD differed more from their typical peers in FER ability than younger youth with ASD.…”

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confidence: 99%

Wanting it Too Much: An Inverse Relation Between Social Motivation and Facial Emotion Recognition in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Garman

Spaulding

Mikami

et al. 2016

Child Psychiatry Hum Dev

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This study examined social motivation and early-stage face perception as frameworks for understanding impairments in facial emotion recognition (FER) in a well-characterized sample of youth with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Early-stage face perception (N170 event-related potential latency) was recorded while participants completed a standardized FER task, while social motivation was obtained via parent report. Participants with greater social motivation exhibited poorer FER, while those with shorter N170 latencies exhibited better FER for child angry faces stimuli. Social motivation partially mediated the relationship between a faster N170 and better FER. These effects were all robust to variations in IQ, age, and ASD severity. These findings augur against theories implicating social motivation as uniformly valuable for individuals with ASD, and augment models suggesting a close link between early-stage face perception, social motivation, and FER in this population. Broader implications for models and development of FER in ASD are discussed.

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“…Facial emotion processing accuracy has been associated with social adaptation in individuals with ASD (García-Villamisar et al 2010). Several studies have reported that individuals with ASD have a deficit in recognizing emotional faces in comparison to a control group (Da Fonseca et al 2009;Baron-Cohen et al 2001).…”

Section: Emotional Responsivenessmentioning

confidence: 99%

An Effective Neurofeedback Intervention to Improve Social Interactions in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Friedrich

Sivanathan

Lim

et al. 2015

J Autism Dev Disord

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Neurofeedback training (NFT) approaches were investigated to improve behavior, cognition and emotion regulation in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Thirteen children with ASD completed pre-/post-assessments and 16 NFT-sessions. The NFT was based on a game that encouraged social interactions and provided feedback based on imitation and emotional responsiveness. Bidirectional training of EEG mu suppression and enhancement (8-12 Hz over somatosensory cortex) was compared to the standard method of enhancing mu. Children learned to control mu rhythm with both methods and showed improvements in (1) electrophysiology: increased mu suppression, (2) emotional responsiveness: improved emotion recognition and spontaneous imitation, and (3) behavior: significantly better behavior in every-day life. Thus, these NFT paradigms improve aspects of behavior necessary for successful social interactions.

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Facial emotion processing and social adaptation in adults with and without autism spectrum disorder

Cited by 38 publications

References 33 publications

Psycho-Social Characteristics of Children with Prenatal Alcohol Exposure, Compared to Children with Down Syndrome and Typical Children

Psycho-Social Characteristics of Children with Prenatal Alcohol Exposure, Compared to Children with Down Syndrome and Typical Children

Wanting it Too Much: An Inverse Relation Between Social Motivation and Facial Emotion Recognition in Autism Spectrum Disorder

An Effective Neurofeedback Intervention to Improve Social Interactions in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

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