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Golan, Ofer; Baron-Cohen, Simon; Hill, Jacqueline – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2006
Adults with Asperger Syndrome (AS) can recognise simple emotions and pass basic theory of mind tasks, but have difficulties recognising more complex emotions and mental states. This study describes a new battery of tasks, testing recognition of 20 complex emotions and mental states from faces and voices. The battery was given to males and females…
Descriptors: Asperger Syndrome, Adults, Recognition (Psychology), Psychological Patterns
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Mazzocco, Michele M. M.; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1994
This study of 46 women with the fragile X gene and 56 controls found that performance on emotion perception and perspective-taking tasks was related to full-scale IQ scores but not to fragile X group status when effects of IQ were removed. Results represent a differentiation between fragile X and autism. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Adults, Affective Behavior, Autism, Congenital Impairments