Poor face recognition predicts social anxiety in autism: A short report.

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Research has shown that some autistic people have severe difficulties in recognising other people's faces. However, little is understood about how these difficulties impact the daily life and the mental well-being of autistic people. In this study, we asked 60 autistic adults with varying degrees of face recognition ability to complete two tests of face recognition, a questionnaire about social anxiety and a bespoke survey which asked participants about their experiences of face recognition and social interaction. We found that participants who had poor face recognition reported experiencing higher levels of social anxiety compared to those with average or better face recognition skills. More than half felt that their face recognition difficulties affected their social

SUBMITTER: Gehdu BK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11528928 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature