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Catherine R G Jones1, Anna Lambrechts2, Sebastian B Gaigg2
1School of Psychology, Cardiff University, Tower Building, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, UK. jonescr10@cardiff.ac.uk.
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
|April 22, 2017
Summary
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) individuals show intact implicit emotional responses, not insensitivity to emotional images. This challenges assumptions about compromised emotional understanding in ASD.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Psychology
- Developmental disorders
Background:
- Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by social and emotional processing differences.
- Understanding implicit emotional responses is key to explaining these differences.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate implicit emotional response processing in adults with ASD.
- To determine if individuals with ASD are less sensitive to the emotional content of visual stimuli.
Main Methods:
- A temporal bisection task was employed.
- Participants viewed images of faces and wildlife varying in emotional salience.
- Implicit responses to emotional stimuli were assessed.
Main Results:
- No significant differences were found between the ASD group and the comparison group.
- Both groups demonstrated implicit overestimation of emotional stimuli.
- No correlation was observed between emotional overestimation and autistic traits in students.
Conclusions:
- The findings do not support a fundamental insensitivity to emotional images in ASD.
- Implicit emotional processing appears intact in adults with ASD.
- This has implications for how emotional stimuli are processed in ASD.
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