Enhancing Emotion Recognition in Children with Autism Spectrum Conditions: An Intervention Using Animated Vehicles with Real Emotional Faces

被引:247
作者
Golan, Ofer [1 ,2 ]
Ashwin, Emma [2 ]
Granader, Yael [2 ]
McClintock, Suzy [2 ]
Day, Kate [2 ]
Leggett, Victoria [2 ]
Baron-Cohen, Simon [2 ]
机构
[1] Bar Ilan Univ, Dept Psychol, Fac Social Sci, IL-52900 Ramat Gan, Israel
[2] Univ Cambridge, Dept Psychiat, Autism Res Ctr, Cambridge CB2 8AH, England
关键词
Autism spectrum; Children; Emotion recognition; Intervention; Animation; Intrinsic motivation; HIGH-FUNCTIONING CHILDREN; ASPERGER-SYNDROME; SYSTEMATIZING QUOTIENT; REVISED VERSION; NORMAL ADULTS; LANGUAGE; EMPATHY; PEOPLE; MIND; INDIVIDUALS;
D O I
10.1007/s10803-009-0862-9
中图分类号
B844 [发展心理学(人类心理学)];
学科分类号
040202 ;
摘要
This study evaluated The Transporters, an animated series designed to enhance emotion comprehension in children with autism spectrum conditions (ASC). n = 20 children with ASC (aged 4-7) watched The Transporters everyday for 4 weeks. Participants were tested before and after intervention on emotional vocabulary and emotion recognition at three levels of generalization. Two matched control groups of children (ASC group, n = 18 and typically developing group, n = 18) were also assessed twice without any intervention. The intervention group improved significantly more than the clinical control group on all task levels, performing comparably to typical controls at Time 2. We conclude that using The Transporters significantly improves emotion recognition in children with ASC. Future research should evaluate the series' effectiveness with lower-functioning individuals.
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页码:269 / 279
页数:11
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