The Effect of Inversion on Face Recognition in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autor/inn/en	Hedley, Darren; Brewer, Neil; Young, Robyn
Titel	The Effect of Inversion on Face Recognition in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 45 (2015) 5, S.1368-1379 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-014-2297-1
Schlagwörter	Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Recognition (Psychology); Neurological Impairments; Adults; Comparative Analysis; Visual Stimuli; Pictorial Stimuli; Human Body; Eye Movements; Attention + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Recognition; Wiedererkennen; Neurodegenerative Erkrankung; Fantasieanregung; Menschlicher Körper; Augenbewegung; Aufmerksamkeit
Abstract	Face identity recognition has widely been shown to be impaired in individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). In this study we examined the influence of inversion on face recognition in 26 adults with ASD and 33 age and IQ matched controls. Participants completed a recognition test comprising upright and inverted faces. Participants with ASD performed worse than controls on the recognition task but did not show an advantage for inverted face recognition. Both groups directed more visual attention to the eye than the mouth region and gaze patterns were not found to be associated with recognition performance. These results provide evidence of a normal effect of inversion on face recognition in adults with ASD. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01