Virtual reality technology as an educational and intervention tool for children with autism spectrum disorder: current perspectives and future directions

M Zhang, H Ding, M Naumceska, Y Zhang - Behavioral Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
The worldwide rising trend of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) calls for innovative and
efficacious techniques for assessment and treatment. Virtual reality (VR) technology gains …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanisms of facial emotion recognition in autism spectrum disorders: Insights from eye tracking and electroencephalography

MH Black, NTM Chen, KK Iyer, OV Lipp, S Bölte… - Neuroscience & …, 2017 - Elsevier
While behavioural difficulties in facial emotion recognition (FER) have been observed in
individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), behavioural studies alone are not suited …

Social-cognitive, physiological, and neural mechanisms underlying emotion regulation impairments: Understanding anxiety in autism spectrum disorder

SW White, CA Mazefsky, GS Dichter, PH Chiu… - International Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Anxiety is one of the most common clinical problems among children, adolescents, and
adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), yet we know little about its etiology in the …

Affiliate stigma and depression in caregivers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders in China: Effects of self-esteem, shame and family functioning

T Zhou, Y Wang, C Yi - Psychiatry Research, 2018 - Elsevier
The present study aimed to investigate affiliate stigma and depression in caregivers of
children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) in China and to examine the predictive …

Parents of children with ASD experience more psychological distress, parenting stress, and attachment-related anxiety

BM Keenan, LK Newman, KM Gray… - Journal of autism and …, 2016 - Springer
There has been limited study of the relationship between child attachment and caregiver
wellbeing amongst children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This study examined self …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnostic classification of intrinsic functional connectivity highlights somatosensory, default mode, and visual regions in autism

CP Chen, CL Keown, A Jahedi, A Nair, ME Pflieger… - NeuroImage: Clinical, 2015 - Elsevier
Despite consensus on the neurological nature of autism spectrum disorders (ASD), brain
biomarkers remain unknown and diagnosis continues to be based on behavioral criteria …

Empathy in autism spectrum disorder

IE Harmsen - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2019 - Springer
Empathy is an essential component of human social life. It requires the ability to understand
another's mental state and respond with an appropriate emotion or action. Individuals with …

Emotion recognition across visual and auditory modalities in autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis

FYN Leung, J Sin, C Dawson, JH Ong, C Zhao… - Developmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
An expanding literature has investigated emotion recognition across visual and auditory
modalities in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Findings, however, have been highly …

Measuring theory of mind in adults with autism spectrum disorder

N Brewer, RL Young, E Barnett - Journal of autism and developmental …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Deficits in Theory of Mind (ToM)—the ability to interpret others' beliefs, intentions
and emotions—undermine the ability of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) to …

Face processing in autism spectrum disorders: From brain regions to brain networks

JS Nomi, LQ Uddin - Neuropsychologia, 2015 - Elsevier
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by reduced attention to social stimuli
including the human face. This hypo-responsiveness to stimuli that are engaging to typically …