ERIC Number: EJ1206849
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Publication Date: 2019-Mar
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Motion-Capture Patterns of Voluntarily Mimicked Dynamic Facial Expressions in Children and Adolescents with and without ASD
Zane, Emily; Yang, Zhaojun; Pozzan, Lucia; Guha, Tanaya; Narayanan, Shrikanth; Grossman, Ruth Bergida
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v49 n3 p1062-1079 Mar 2019
Research shows that neurotypical individuals struggle to interpret the emotional facial expressions of people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The current study uses motion-capture to objectively quantify differences between the movement patterns of emotional facial expressions of individuals with and without ASD. Participants volitionally mimicked emotional expressions while wearing facial markers. Recorded marker movement was grouped by expression valence and intensity. We used Growth Curve Analysis to test whether movement patterns were predictable by expression type and participant group. Results show significant interactions between expression type and group, and little effect of emotion valence on ASD expressions. Together, results support perceptions that expressions of individuals with ASD are different from--and more ambiguous than--those of neurotypical individuals'.
Descriptors: Nonverbal Communication, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Children, Adolescents, Emotional Response
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: 1R01DC01277401
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