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Peer reviewedMcGee, Gail G.; And Others – Journal of Early Intervention, 1991
The study compared the nonverbal emotional expressions of five young children (ages three through five) with autism and five typical children. Although frequency of emotional displays was similar in both groups, children with autism displayed happy, sad, and angry faces during incongruent contextual events. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Autism, Emotional Development, Facial Expressions, Nonverbal Communication
