Perceived Intensity of Emotional Point–Light Displays is Reduced in Subjects with ASD

• Published in: Journal of autism and developmental disorders Vol. 48; no. 1; pp. 1 - 11
• Main Authors: Krüger, Britta, Kaletsch, Morten, Pilgramm, Sebastian, Schwippert, Sven-Sören, Hennig, Jürgen, Stark, Rudolf, Lis, Stefanie, Gallhofer, Bernd, Sammer, Gebhard, Zentgraf, Karen, Munzert, Jörn
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.01.2018; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adults; Autism; Autism Spectrum Disorders; Behavioral Science and Psychology; Body movement; Child and School Psychology; College Science; Comparative Analysis; Control Groups; Demographic aspects; Departments; Emotional Problems; Emotional Response; Emotionality; Emotions; Human Body; Imitation; Individual Differences; Interpersonal Relationship; Kinematics; Kinetics; Light; Mental Disorders; Modeling (Psychology); Motion; Neurosciences; Nonverbal Communication; Original Paper; Patients; Pediatrics; Perception; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Psychological aspects; Psychological Studies; Psychology; Psychotherapy; Public Health; Schizophrenia; Social aspects; Social Cognition; Social interaction; Social Problems; Sport Psychology; Germany; Autism; Body movements; Point–light displays; Emotion perception; Social cognition

One major characteristic of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is problems with social interaction and communication. The present study explored ASD-related alterations in perceiving emotions expressed via body movements. 16 participants with ASD and 16 healthy controls observed video scenes of human in...