ERIC Number: EJ772648
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Sep
Pages: 16
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Slowing down Presentation of Facial Movements and Vocal Sounds Enhances Facial Expression Recognition and Induces Facial-Vocal Imitation in Children with Autism
Tardif, Carole; Laine, France; Rodriguez, Melissa; Gepner, Bruno
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v37 n8 p1469-1484 Sep 2007
This study examined the effects of slowing down presentation of facial expressions and their corresponding vocal sounds on facial expression recognition and facial and/or vocal imitation in children with autism. Twelve autistic children and twenty-four normal control children were presented with emotional and non-emotional facial expressions on CD-Rom, under audio or silent conditions, and under dynamic visual conditions ("slowly," "very slowly," "at normal speed") plus a static control. Overall, children with autism showed lower performance in expression recognition and more induced facial-vocal imitation than controls. In the autistic group, facial expression recognition and induced facial-vocal imitation were significantly enhanced in slow conditions. Findings may give new perspectives for understanding and intervention for verbal and emotional perceptive and communicative impairments in autistic populations.
Descriptors: Nonverbal Communication, Imitation, Autism, Control Groups, Recognition (Psychology), Emotional Response, Communication Problems, Intervention
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Language: English
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