Misinterpretation of facial expressions of emotion in verbal adults with autism spectrum disorder

Autism

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 308-315

  Eack, Shaun M ^a   Mazefsky, Carla A ^a   Minshew, Nancy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

emotion perception; social cognition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924980871     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361314520755     Document Type: Article

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