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Autistic people's ability to accurately identify facial expressions is affected by the speed at which the expression is produced and its intensity, according to new research at the University of Birmingham.
Study finds autistic people find it harder to identify anger in facial expressions ANI | Updated: Jun 02, 2021 20:17 IST Birmingham [UK], June 2 (ANI): Autistic people's ability to accurately identify facial expressions is affected by the speed at which the expression is produced and its intensity, according to new research at the University of Birmingham. In particular, autistic people tend to be less able to accurately identify anger from facial expressions produced at a normal 'real world' speed. The researchers also found that for people with a relate...
E-Mail Autistic people's ability to accurately identify facial expressions is affected by the speed at which the expression is produced and its intensity, according to new research at the University of Birmingham. In particular, autistic people tend to be less able to accurately identify anger from facial expressions produced at a normal 'real world' speed. The researchers also found that for people with a related disorder, alexithymia, all expressions appeared more intensely emotional. The question of how people with autism recognise and relate to emotional expression has been debated by ...
"We identified that autistic people had a specific difficulty recognizing anger, which we are starting to think may relate to differences in the way autistic and non-autistic people produce these expressions," said Connor Keating, a researcher in the University of Birmingham's School of Psychology and Centre for Human Brain Health. "If this is true, it may not be accurate to talk about autistic people as having an 'impairment' or 'deficit' in recognizing emotion — it's more that autistic and non-autistic faces may be speaking a different language when it comes to conveying emotion." The...
DPT Students and Special Olympics Athletes Collaborate Physical Therapy Video Takes First Place in National Contest ------------------- Faculty Publications and Projects Mathew Failla, PT, Ph.D., SCS, assistant professor, received a NIH/National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases grant for the project, Biomechanical Factors After Rehabilitation Following ACLR With Meniscal Resection (co-investigator) Susan L. Kasser, Ph.D., associate professor and exercise science program director, published the following with student and faculty co-authors: Sierra Martin, B.S., Sus...