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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Pediatric Oncology

Background:

  • Pediatric brain tumor survivors (PBTS) often exhibit social functioning deficits.
  • Facial expression and identity recognition are crucial for social information processing, and are impaired in youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other neurodevelopmental conditions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate facial expression and identity recognition in PBTS, youth with ASD, and typically developing (TD) youth.
  • To examine the relationship between face processing skills and social impairments in these groups.

Main Methods:

  • Matched groups of PBTS (N=54), TD youth (N=43), and youth with ASD (N=55) based on sex and IQ.
  • Parents reported on social impairments; youth completed facial expression and identity recognition tasks.

Main Results:

  • Youth with ASD had the highest social impairments, followed by PBTS, then TD youth.
  • ASD youth performed significantly worse on facial processing tasks; PBTS and TD youth did not differ.
  • Facial expression recognition deficits were uniquely associated with social impairments in PBTS.

Conclusions:

  • Face processing variability may uniquely contribute to social challenges in PBTS compared to other neurodevelopmental conditions.
  • Future research should prospectively examine facial expression recognition and social difficulties in PBTS.
  • Face processing training may be a potential intervention for PBTS.