Autistic traits specific to communication ability are associated with performance on a Mooney face detection task.

ABSTRACT: Difficulties in global face processing have been associated with autism. However, autism is heterogenous, and it is not known which dimensions of autistic traits are implicated in face-processing difficulties. To address this gap in knowledge, we conducted two experiments to examine how identification of Mooney face stimuli (stylized, black-and-white images of faces without details) related to the six subscales of the Comprehensive Autistic Trait Inventory in young adults. In Experiment 1, regression analyses indicated that participants with poorer communication skills had lower task sensitivity when discriminating between face-present and face-absent images, whilst other autistic traits had no unique predictive value. Experiment 2 replicated these findings and additionally showed that aut

SUBMITTER: English MCW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11480180 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature