Slowing down facial movements and vocal sounds enhances facial expression recognition and facial-vocal imitation in children with autism
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2007
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autism emotional facial expression expression recognition facial imitation facial movements vocal sounds slowing down synchrony connectivity reeducationSujets proches
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Carole Tardif et al., « Slowing down facial movements and vocal sounds enhances facial expression recognition and facial-vocal imitation in children with autism », HAL-SHS : linguistique, ID : 10670/1.co3f1w
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This study examined the effects of slowing down presentation of facial expressions and their corresponding vocal sounds on facial expression recognition and facial and/or vocal imitation in children with autism. Twelve autistic children and twenty-four normal control children were presented with emotional and non-emotional facial expressions on CD-Rom, under audio or silent conditions, and under dynamic visual conditions (slowly, very slowly, at normal speed) plus a static control. Overall, children with autism showed lower performance in expression recognition and more facial-vocal imitation than controls. Facial expression recognition and facial-vocal imitation were significantly enhanced in slow conditions. Findings may give new perspectives for understanding and intervention for verbal and emotional perceptive and communicative impairments in autistic populations.