Impairments in facial affect recognition associated with autism spectrum disorders: A meta-analysis

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 933-945

  Lozier, Leah M ^a   Vanmeter, John W ^a   Marsh, Abigail A ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; AUTISM; CHILD; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; META ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGY; RECOGNITION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; EXPRESSED EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84931357358     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: 14692198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579414000479     Document Type: Article

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