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ArticleJournal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines2023

Associations between emotion recognition and autistic and callous-unemotional traits: differential effects of cueing to the eyes.

Virginia Carter Leno, Hannah Pickard, Liliana Cybulska, Tim Smith, Marcus Munafo, Ian Penton-Voak, Emily Simonoff, Andrew Pickles, Rachael Bedford

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Article in Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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11citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Virginia Carter LenoInstitute of Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7455-5514
Hannah PickardInstitute of Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.
Liliana CybulskaInstitute of Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.
Tim SmithCentre for Brain and Cognitive Development, Birkbeck, University of London, London, UK.
Marcus MunafoSchool of Psychological Science, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Ian Penton-VoakSchool of Psychological Science, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Emily SimonoffInstitute of Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.
Andrew PicklesInstitute of Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.
Rachael BedfordInstitute of Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-8581-055X
King's College London · GBCarter Center · USUniversity Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust · GBBirkbeck, University of London · GB

Funding

Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 213608/Z/18/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAlthough autism and callous-unemotional (CU) traits are distinct conditions, both are associated with difficulties in emotion recognition. However, it is unknown whether the emotion recognition difficulties characteristic of autism and CU traits are driven by comparable underpinning mechanisms.

methodsWe tested whether cueing to the eyes improved emotion recognition in relation to autistic and CU traits in a heterogeneous sample of children enhanced for social, emotional and behavioural difficulties. Participants were 171 (n = 75 male) children aged 10-16 years with and without a diagnosis of autism (n = 99 autistic), who completed assessments of emotion recognition with and without cueing to the eyes. Parents completed the assessment of autistic and CU traits.

resultsAssociations between autistic and CU traits and emotion recognition accuracy were dependent upon gaze cueing. CU traits were associated with an overall decrease in emotion recognition in the uncued condition, but better fear recognition when cued to the eyes. Conversely, autistic traits were associated with decreased emotion recognition in the cued condition only, and no interactions between autistic traits and emotion were found.

conclusionsThe differential effect of cueing to the eyes in autistic and CU traits suggests different mechanisms underpin emotion recognition abilities. Results suggest interventions designed to promote looking to the eyes may be beneficial for children with CU traits, but not for children with autistic characteristics. Future developmental studies of autism and CU characteristics are required to better understand how different pathways lead to overlapping socio-cognitive profiles.

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Autistic DisorderConduct DisorderChildEmotionsFearHumansMaleAutismcallous-unemotionalemotion recognitioneye gaze

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PMID36504330
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