Human beings are continuously exposed to external and internal emotional stimuli which
are processed to create adaptive social relations. Based on the nature of emotional …

Interpreting emotional expressions appropriately poses a challenge for individuals with
autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In particular, difficulties with emotional processing in ASD …

Background People with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have a unique way of navigating
the social world around them, including processing emotions. Discrepancies in emotion …

There is widespread belief that individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) are
“emotionally detached” from others. This comprehensive review examines the empirical …

In his first description of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), Kanner emphasized emotional
impairments by characterizing children with ASD as indifferent to other people, self …

Successful social functioning requires quick and accurate processing of emotion and
generation of appropriate reactions. In typical individuals, these skills are supported by …

Emotion recognition in autism has received unprecedented attention in psychology and
neuroscience in the past 20 years. Numerous experiments show emotion recognition …

Atypical amygdala development may play a key role in the emergence of social disability
and other symptoms of autism (Baron-Cohen et al., 2000; Schultz, 2005). The mechanisms …

Emotion dysregulation is common in autism spectrum disorder; a better understanding of the
underlying neural mechanisms could inform treatment development. The tendency toward …

Recent research has shown that adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have difficulty
interpreting others' emotional responses, in order to work out what actually happened to …