Facial expression production and recognition in autism spectrum disorders: a shifting landscape

Connor Tom Keating; Jennifer Louise Cook

doi:10.1016/j.chc.2020.02.006

Facial expression production and recognition in autism spectrum disorders: a shifting landscape

Connor Tom Keating, Jennifer Louise Cook

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Abstract

Social "difficulties" associated with ASD may be a product of neurotypical-autistic differences in emotion expression and recognition. Research suggests that neurotypical and autistic individuals exhibit expressive differences, with autistic individuals displaying less frequent expressions that are rated lower in quality by non-autistic raters. Autistic individuals have difficulties recognizing neurotypical facial expressions; neurotypical individuals have difficulties recognizing autistic expressions. However, findings are mixed. Task-related factors (e.g., intensity of stimuli) and participant characteristics (e.g., age, IQ, comorbid diagnoses) may contribute to the mixed findings. The authors conclude by highlighting important areas for future research and the clinical implications of the discussed findings.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	557-571
Number of pages	15
Journal	Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America
Volume	29
Issue number	3
Early online date	9 Apr 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chc.2020.02.006
Publication status	Published - Jul 2020

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Funding Information:
The authors have nothing to disclose. This project was supported by the Medical Research Council (MRC, United Kingdom) MR/R015813/1 and the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under ERC-2017-STG Grant Agreement No 757583 .

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Keywords

Autism spectrum disorder
Facial expression
Emotion recognition
Emotion expression
Interaction
Alexithymia

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Psychiatry and Mental health

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Cook, J.
European Commission
1/07/18 → 30/06/24
Project: EU

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Facial expression production and recognition in autism spectrum disorders: a shifting landscape

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