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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

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01-05-2007 | Original Paper

Abnormal Use of Facial Information in High-Functioning Autism

Auteurs: Michael L. Spezio, Ralph Adolphs, Robert S. E. Hurley, Joseph Piven

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 5/2007

Abstract

Altered visual exploration of faces likely contributes to social cognition deficits seen in autism. To investigate the relationship between face gaze and social cognition in autism, we measured both face gaze and how facial regions were actually used during emotion judgments from faces. Compared to IQ-matched healthy controls, nine high-functioning adults with autism failed to make use of information from the eye region of faces, instead relying primarily on information from the mouth. Face gaze accounted for the increased reliance on the mouth, and partially accounted for the deficit in using information from the eyes. These findings provide a novel quantitative assessment of how people with autism utilize information in faces when making social judgments.

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Titel: Abnormal Use of Facial Information in High-Functioning Autism
Auteurs: Michael L. Spezio
Ralph Adolphs
Robert S. E. Hurley
Joseph Piven
Publicatiedatum: 01-05-2007
Uitgeverij: Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 5/2007
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-006-0232-9

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