SynthesisFrontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry2024
Emotion recognition deficits in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: a comprehensive meta-analysis of accuracy and response time.
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- No added cost: Emotion recognition in co-occurring ADHD and ASD.The British journal of clinical psychology · 2026Article
- The Empathy Hierarchy: Unique Associations of Childhood Callous Unemotional Traits and Autism Spectrum Disorder Symptoms.Child psychiatry and human development · 2026Article
- Development and Validation of a Multimodal Emotion Recognition Ability Test Based on the Chinese Cultural Context.Journal of Intelligence · 2026Article
- Remote Sensory-Cognitive Assessment in Children with Autism: Evaluating Feasibility and Performance Outcomes.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Social Attention in Electronic Picture Books with Social Scenes for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Insights from Eye-Tracking Studies.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Implicit processing of basic facial expressions in young children with autism: an eye-tracking study.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Testing the relationships between facial emotion recognition, levels of Autistic traits, and eye gaze patterns.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2026Article
- Facial Emotion Recognition in Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Comparative Study in Children and Adolescents With and Without Autism, ADHD and Specific Learning Disorders.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
- Altered Gut Microbial Diversity and Depletion of SCFA-Producing Taxa Associated with ASD-like Phenotypes in a Prenatal VPA Rat Model.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Feasibility of internet-based multimodal emotion recognition training in adolescents with and without autism: A pilot study.Internet interventions · 2025Review
- Assessing the effectiveness of multi-session online emotion recognition training in autistic adults.PloS one · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: Autism spectrum disorder is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by persistent challenges in social communication and restricted, repetitive behaviors. Emotion recognition deficits are a core feature of ASD, impairing social functioning and quality of life. This meta-analysis evaluates emotion recognition accuracy and response time in individuals with autism spectrum disorder compared to neurotypical individuals and those with other neurodevelopmental disorders. Methods: This systematic review with a meta-analysis was conducted following PRISMA guidelines. A comprehensive literature search across PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science identified 13 studies published between 2006 and 2024. Data on emotion recognition accuracy and response times were synthesized using standardized mean differences in random-effects models. Heterogeneity was assessed using the Results: Individuals with ASD exhibited significantly lower overall emotion recognition accuracy compared to TD individuals (SMD = -1.29, 95% CI: -2.20 to -0.39, Conclusions: This systematic review with a meta-analysis highlights significant impairments in emotion recognition accuracy and processing speed among individuals with autism spectrum disorder, particularly compared to neurotypical individuals. These findings underscore the importance of developing targeted interventions to address these deficits, which are foundational to improving social cognition and quality of life in autism spectrum disorder. Future research should prioritize standardized methodologies and explore cultural and contextual factors influencing emotion recognition abilities. Systematic Review Registration: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/display_record.php?RecordID=627339, PROSPERO (CRD42024627339).
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