Emotional decoding in facial expression, scripts and videos: A comparison between normal, autistic and Asperger children

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 193-203

  Balconi, Michela ^a   Amenta, Simona ^a   Ferrari, Chiara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asperger; Autism; Emotions; Face; Script; Video

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANGER; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; LOGLINEAR MODEL; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEMANTICS; SKILL; VIDEOTAPE;

EID: 80455174797     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: 18780237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2011.04.005     Document Type: Article

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