Is Emotion Recognition Impaired in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders?

• DOI: 10.1007/s10803-010-1030-y
• Publication Date: 2010-05-12T14:18:02Z
• Authors: Jessica L. Tracy; Richard W. Robins; Roberta A. Schriber; Marjorie Solomon
• Keywords: Pride; Typically developing

Researchers have argued that individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) use an effortful "systematizing" process to recognize emotion expressions, whereas typically developing (TD) a more holistic process. If this is the case, ASDs should show slower and less efficient recognition, particularly for socially complex emotions. We tested account by assessing speed accuracy of recognition while limiting exposure time response window. Children adolescents showed quick accurate most emotions, including pride, emotion, no differences emerged between ASD TD groups. Furthermore, both groups trended toward higher when responding quickly, even though systematizing promote speed-accuracy trade-off ASDs.