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03-03-2021 | Brief Report

Brief Report: Emotional Picture and Language Processing in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Auteurs: Tammy Y. Q. Wong, Melvin J. Yap, Takashi Obana, Christopher L. Asplund, Elizabeth J. Teh

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 1/2022

Abstract

There is currently limited research and a lack of consensus on emotional processing impairments among adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The present pilot study sought to characterize the extent to which adults with ASD are impaired in processing emotions in both words and pictures. Ten adults with ASD rated word and picture stimuli on emotional valence and arousal. Their ratings were compared to normative data for both stimuli sets using item-level correlations. Adults with ASD rank-ordered stimuli similarly to typically developing individuals, demonstrating relatively typical understanding of emotional words and pictures. However, they used a narrower range of the scales which suggests more subtle impairments affecting emotion-processing. Future directions arising from the findings of this pilot study are discussed.

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Titel: Brief Report: Emotional Picture and Language Processing in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Auteurs: Tammy Y. Q. Wong
Melvin J. Yap
Takashi Obana
Christopher L. Asplund
Elizabeth J. Teh
Publicatiedatum: 03-03-2021
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 1/2022
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-021-04920-1

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