Emotional Expressivity in Toddlers With Autism Spectrum Disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

There is a prevailing notion that children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) exhibit intense negative and attenuated positive emotions, although the empirical evidence regarding their emotional expressiveness (EE) is limited. Given the importance of emotions in shaping social and cognitive development, we examined intensity and valence of EE and links between EE and autism severity and parent-reported temperament in ASD.

Method

Toddlers (aged 21.2 months) with ASD (n = 43), developmental delay (DD, n = 16), and typical development (TD, n = 40) underwent standardized probes designed to induce anger, joy, and fear. Intensity of EE through facial and vocal channels were coded offline. Autism severity and temperament were quantified using the Autism Diagnostic Observ

SUBMITTER: Macari S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6844292 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature