Evaluating Posed and Evoked Facial Expressions of Emotion from Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 75-89

  Faso, Daniel J ^a   Sasson, Noah J ^a   Pinkham, Amy E ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect; Emotion; Expressivity; Faces; Social interaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUTISM; CASE CONTROL STUDY; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938859730     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-014-2194-7     Document Type: Article

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