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Emotion Recognition in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders |
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| Authors: | Sanna Kuusikko Helena Haapsamo Eira Jansson-Verkasalo Tuula Hurtig Marja-Leena Mattila Hanna Ebeling Katja Jussila Sven Bölte Irma Moilanen |
| Affiliation: | (1) Institute of Clinical Medicine, Department of Child Psychiatry, University and University Hospital of Oulu, P.O. Box 26, 90029 OYS Oulu, Finland;(2) Faculty of Humanities, Logopedics, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland;(3) Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, University Hospital of Oulu, Oulu, Finland;(4) Institute of Health Sciences, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland;(5) Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, J.W. Goethe University Frankfurt/M, Deutschorden Str. 50, 60528 Frankfurt, Germany |
| Abstract: | We examined upper facial basic emotion recognition in 57 subjects with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) (M = 13.5 years) and 33 typically developing controls (M = 14.3 years) by using a standardized computer-aided measure (The Frankfurt Test and Training of Facial Affect Recognition, FEFA). The ASD group scored lower than controls on the total scores of FEFA and perceived ambiguous stimuli more often as a negative emotion. The older ASD group (≥12 years) performed better than the younger ASD group (<12 years) on the blended emotions of FEFA. The results support the findings that individuals with ASD have difficulties in emotion recognition. However, older subjects with ASD seem to have better skills than younger subjects with ASD. |
| Keywords: | Asperger syndrome Development Eye region High-functioning autism Interpretation Self-esteem |
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