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A Comparison between Facial Emotional Expressions Recognition in Children with High Function Autismand typical7 to 11 years peers

Author Affiliations

  • 1Department of Occupational Therapy, Shahid-Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IRAN
  • 2Department of Occupational Therapy, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IRAN
  • 3Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Rehabilitation, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IRAN
  • 4Deptt. of Psychology of Exceptional Students, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IRAN

Res. J. Recent Sci., Volume 4, Issue (6), Pages 18-25, June,2 (2015)

Abstract

Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neuraldevelopmental-cognitive disordercharacterized by problems in thinking, feeling, language, and communicating with others.The process of understanding feeling and others` facial emotion is considered as an important factor in social performance. In other words, Social cognition is an effective factor in social performance implicated mental operations as the basis of interactions. The main purpose of the present study is to compare the facial expressions recognition in childrenwith High Function ASD (HF ASD) and Typical Developing (TD) 7 to 11 years peers. The statistical sample includes 28 children withHF ASDboys and 28 TDaged 7-11 years which are at the same level in terms of age and intelligence (practical, verbal and overall). The facial expression of neutral, fear and surprise have been compared using researcher-made task in MATLAB software. The obtained data has been analyzed using repeated measures ANOVA and independent t-test through SPSS software, version 19.

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