The role of emotion perception in adaptive functioning of people with autism spectrum disorders.

Autor:	Hudepohl MB; Georgia State University, USA., Robins DL; Georgia State University, USA drobins@gsu.edu., King TZ; Georgia State University, USA., Henrich CC; Georgia State University, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Autism : the international journal of research and practice [Autism] 2015 Jan; Vol. 19 (1), pp. 107-12. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Dec 11.
DOI:	10.1177/1362361313512725
Abstrakt:	Cognitive functioning has historically been used to predict adaptive outcomes of people with autism spectrum disorders; however, research shows that it is not a complete predictor. The current study explored whether emotion perception was a predictor of adaptive outcomes, and more specifically, hypothesized that emotion perception (Diagnostic Analysis of Nonverbal Accuracy-2 error scores) would mediate adaptive functioning of people with autism spectrum disorder (Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, Second Edition). People with autism spectrum disorders demonstrated significantly lower adaptive functioning and emotion perception skills compared to typically developing individuals. Emotion perception acted as a significant mediator for socialization, but not communication or daily living skills, highlighting that in people with autism spectrum disorders, lower socialization abilities is the result, in part, of emotion perception deficits. It was unexpected that emotion perception was not a mediator for communication skills. This may be related to sample restrictions, or the narrow focus on emotion perception. Future research should involve a larger, more inclusive autism spectrum disorder sample, broaden approaches to exploring relationships between social perception and adaptive outcomes, and relate findings to brain mechanisms underlying emotion perception. (© The Author(s) 2013.)
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