Are impairments in facial expression of emotion processing related to a lack of attention to the eye area in children with autism spectrum disorders?

The underlying explanation for impairments in facial expression recognition in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has been debated for the last over 50 years. Socially driven accounts examine whether a lack of attention to or aversion to the eye area is a primary factor that relates to impaired expressi...

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Main Author: Whitaker, Lydia
Published: University of Essex 2014
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.654587