TY - JOUR
T1 - The relationship between emotion recognition ability and social skills in young children with autism
AU - Williams, Beth Therese
AU - Gray, Kylie Megan
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - This study assessed the relationship between emotion recognition ability and social skills in 42 young children with autistic disorder aged 4-7 years. The analyses revealed that accuracy in recognition of sadness, but not happiness, anger or fear, was associated with higher ratings on the Vineland-II Socialization domain, above and beyond the influence of chronological age, cognitive ability and autism symptom severity. These findings extend previous research with adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorders, suggesting that sadness recognition is also associated with social skills in children with autism.
AB - This study assessed the relationship between emotion recognition ability and social skills in 42 young children with autistic disorder aged 4-7 years. The analyses revealed that accuracy in recognition of sadness, but not happiness, anger or fear, was associated with higher ratings on the Vineland-II Socialization domain, above and beyond the influence of chronological age, cognitive ability and autism symptom severity. These findings extend previous research with adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorders, suggesting that sadness recognition is also associated with social skills in children with autism.
UR - http://aut.sagepub.com/content/17/6/762.full.pdf
U2 - 10.1177/1362361312465355
DO - 10.1177/1362361312465355
M3 - Article
SN - 1362-3613
VL - 17
SP - 762
EP - 768
JO - Autism
JF - Autism
IS - 6
ER -