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Emotion Perception or Social Cognitive Complexity: What Drives Face Processing Deficits in Autism Spectrum Disorder?

Abstract

Some, but not all, relevant studies have revealed face processing deficits among those with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In particular, deficits are revealed in face processing tasks that involve emotion perception. The current study examined whether either deficits in processing emotional expression or deficits in processing social cognitive complexity drive face processing deficits in ASD. We tested adults with and without ASD on a battery …

Authors

Walsh JA; Creighton SE; Rutherford MD

Journal

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Vol. 46, No. 2, pp. 615–623

Publisher

Springer Nature

Publication Date

February 2016

DOI

10.1007/s10803-015-2606-3

ISSN

0162-3257