The very earliest stages of sensory processing have the potential to alter how we perceive
and respond to our environment. These initial processing circuits can incorporate subcortical …

Traditional active avoidance tasks have advanced the field of aversive learning and memory
for decades and are useful for studying simple avoidance responses in isolation; however …

Background Few studies have explored school refusal in children with autism spectrum
disorder (ASD), despite being considered a serious problem. One of the leading causes of …

Background A growing body of anecdotal evidence indicates that the use of robots may
provide unique opportunities for assisting children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) …

With the widespread adoption of masks, there is a need for understanding how facial
obstruction affects emotion recognition. We asked 120 participants to identify emotions from …

Recognition of emotional facial expressions is considered to be atypical in autism. This
difficulty is thought to be due to the way that facial expressions are visually explored …

Social interaction deficits are evident in many psychiatric conditions and specifically in
autism spectrum disorder (ASD), but hard to assess objectively. We present a digital tool to …

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is an early onset developmental disorder which persists
throughout life and is increasing in prevalence over the last few decades. Given its early …

In the past decade, interdisciplinary research has revealed the potential benefits of using
social robots in the care of individuals with autism. There is a growing interest in integrating …

INTERpersonal synchrony leads to increased empathy, rapport and understanding,
enabling successful human-human interactions and reciprocal bonding. Research shows …