New research addresses limitations of prior autism spectrum disorder (ASD) studies on facial emotion recognition by using five distinct facial emotions in unfamiliar and familiar (mom) faces to test ...

The inability to regulate emotion in patients with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) appears to be due to impaired brain activity, new research shows. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scans ...

Angry facial expressions produced at real world speeds are harder for people with autism to recognize than other facial expressions, a new study finds. Both the intensity of an expression and the ...

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Every year on April 2, we observe World Autism Awareness Day. The tradition has continued for the past 17 years since the United Nations General Assembly unanimously dedicated the day to not only ...

Teaching emotions has been part of autism curriculums for decades. I remember dated flashcards with pictures of faces and asking students to identify which emotion was being expressed on the card ...

Many children with autism struggle to find the words to express how they feel. But when it comes to music, it’s an entirely different situation. Evidence suggests children with autism may enjoy music ...

(Reuters Health) - Children with autism may have a harder time reading emotions on people's faces than other kids, but they also misunderstand the feelings they see in a way that's pretty similar to ...