Facial recognition and autism

Through the presentation of four facial expressions' illustrations, we evaluate the capacity of autistic children recognition, comparing with normal intelligence children and adults. The comparison of results was accomplished through the qui-square test. The differences observed were significan...

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Published in:Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria 1999-12, Vol.57 (4), p.944
Main Authors: Assumpçäo Júnior, F B, Sprovieri, M H, Kuczynski, E, Farinha, V
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Autistic Disorder - psychology
Child
Emotions
Facial Expression
Humans
Memory - physiology
Visual Perception - physiology
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Summary:Through the presentation of four facial expressions' illustrations, we evaluate the capacity of autistic children recognition, comparing with normal intelligence children and adults. The comparison of results was accomplished through the qui-square test. The differences observed were significant, showing that a disturbance of the facial expressions' perception is present in autistic children, and that it interferes directly in the social relationships.
ISSN:0004-282X