An investigation of the 'female camouflage effect' in autism using a computerized ADOS-2 and a test of sex/gender differences / A. RYNKIEWICZ in Molecular Autism, 7 (2016)  

Public ISBD [article]  inMolecular Autism > 7 (2016) . - 10p. Titre : An investigation of the 'female camouflage effect' in autism using a computerized ADOS-2 and a test of sex/gender differences Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : A. RYNKIEWICZ, Auteur ; B. SCHULLER, Auteur ; E. MARCHI, Auteur ; S. PIANA, Auteur ; A. CAMURRI, Auteur ; A. LASSALLE, Auteur ; Simon BARON-COHEN, Auteur Article en page(s) : 10p. Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Asperger Syndrome/diagnosis/psychology  Autistic Disorder/diagnosis/psychology  Child  Child, Preschool  Communication Disorders/diagnosis/etiology  Culture  Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted/methods  Diagnostic Errors  Emotions  Facial Expression  Female  Fixation, Ocular  Gestures  Humans  Male  Parents  Poland  Psychomotor Performance  Severity of Illness Index  Sex Characteristics  Sex Factors  Social Behavior  Software  Stereotyped Behavior  Surveys and Questionnaires  Ados-2  Computer application  Diagnosis  Females with autism Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: Autism spectrum conditions (autism) are diagnosed more frequently in boys than in girls. Females with autism may have been under-identified due to not only a male-biased understanding of autism but also females' camouflaging. The study describes a new technique that allows automated coding of non-verbal mode of communication (gestures) and offers the possibility of objective, evaluation of gestures, independent of human judgment. The EyesWeb software platform and the Kinect sensor during two demonstration activities of ADOS-2 (Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, Second Edition) were used. METHODS: The study group consisted of 33 high-functioning Polish girls and boys with formal diagnosis of autism or Asperger syndrome aged 5-10, with fluent speech, IQ average and above and their parents (girls with autism, n = 16; boys with autism, n = 17). All children were assessed during two demonstration activities of Module 3 of ADOS-2, administered in Polish, and coded using Polish codes. Children were also assessed with Polish versions of the Eyes and Faces Tests. Parents provided information on the author-reviewed Polish research translation of SCQ (Social Communication Questionnaire, Current and Lifetime) and Polish version of AQ Child (Autism Spectrum Quotient, Child). RESULTS: Girls with autism tended to use gestures more vividly as compared to boys with autism during two demonstration activities of ADOS-2. Girls with autism made significantly more mistakes than boys with autism on the Faces Test. All children with autism had high scores in AQ Child, which confirmed the presence of autistic traits in this group. The current communication skills of boys with autism reported by parents in SCQ were significantly better than those of girls with autism. However, both girls with autism and boys with autism improved in the social and communication abilities over the lifetime. The number of stereotypic behaviours in boys significantly decreased over life whereas it remained at a comparable level in girls with autism. CONCLUSIONS: High-functioning females with autism might present better on non-verbal (gestures) mode of communication than boys with autism. It may camouflage other diagnostic features. It poses risk of under-diagnosis or not receiving the appropriate diagnosis for this population. Further research is required to examine this phenomenon so appropriate gender revisions to the diagnostic assessments might be implemented. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-016-0073-0 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=329 [article] An investigation of the 'female camouflage effect' in autism using a computerized ADOS-2 and a test of sex/gender differences [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / A. RYNKIEWICZ, Auteur ; B. SCHULLER, Auteur ; E. MARCHI, Auteur ; S. PIANA, Auteur ; A. CAMURRI, Auteur ; A. LASSALLE, Auteur ; Simon BARON-COHEN, Auteur . - 10p. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Molecular Autism > 7 (2016) . - 10p. Mots-clés : Asperger Syndrome/diagnosis/psychology  Autistic Disorder/diagnosis/psychology  Child  Child, Preschool  Communication Disorders/diagnosis/etiology  Culture  Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted/methods  Diagnostic Errors  Emotions  Facial Expression  Female  Fixation, Ocular  Gestures  Humans  Male  Parents  Poland  Psychomotor Performance  Severity of Illness Index  Sex Characteristics  Sex Factors  Social Behavior  Software  Stereotyped Behavior  Surveys and Questionnaires  Ados-2  Computer application  Diagnosis  Females with autism Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: Autism spectrum conditions (autism) are diagnosed more frequently in boys than in girls. Females with autism may have been under-identified due to not only a male-biased understanding of autism but also females' camouflaging. The study describes a new technique that allows automated coding of non-verbal mode of communication (gestures) and offers the possibility of objective, evaluation of gestures, independent of human judgment. The EyesWeb software platform and the Kinect sensor during two demonstration activities of ADOS-2 (Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, Second Edition) were used. METHODS: The study group consisted of 33 high-functioning Polish girls and boys with formal diagnosis of autism or Asperger syndrome aged 5-10, with fluent speech, IQ average and above and their parents (girls with autism, n = 16; boys with autism, n = 17). All children were assessed during two demonstration activities of Module 3 of ADOS-2, administered in Polish, and coded using Polish codes. Children were also assessed with Polish versions of the Eyes and Faces Tests. Parents provided information on the author-reviewed Polish research translation of SCQ (Social Communication Questionnaire, Current and Lifetime) and Polish version of AQ Child (Autism Spectrum Quotient, Child). RESULTS: Girls with autism tended to use gestures more vividly as compared to boys with autism during two demonstration activities of ADOS-2. Girls with autism made significantly more mistakes than boys with autism on the Faces Test. All children with autism had high scores in AQ Child, which confirmed the presence of autistic traits in this group. The current communication skills of boys with autism reported by parents in SCQ were significantly better than those of girls with autism. However, both girls with autism and boys with autism improved in the social and communication abilities over the lifetime. The number of stereotypic behaviours in boys significantly decreased over life whereas it remained at a comparable level in girls with autism. CONCLUSIONS: High-functioning females with autism might present better on non-verbal (gestures) mode of communication than boys with autism. It may camouflage other diagnostic features. It poses risk of under-diagnosis or not receiving the appropriate diagnosis for this population. Further research is required to examine this phenomenon so appropriate gender revisions to the diagnostic assessments might be implemented. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-016-0073-0 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=329

Basic and complex emotion recognition in children with autism: cross-cultural findings / S. FRIDENSON-HAYO in Molecular Autism, 7 (2016)  

Public ISBD [article]  inMolecular Autism > 7 (2016) . - 52p. Titre : Basic and complex emotion recognition in children with autism: cross-cultural findings Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : S. FRIDENSON-HAYO, Auteur ; Steve BERGGREN, Auteur ; A. LASSALLE, Auteur ; S. TAL, Auteur ; D. PIGAT, Auteur ; Sven BÖLTE, Auteur ; Simon BARON-COHEN, Auteur ; O. GOLAN, Auteur Article en page(s) : 52p. Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Acoustic Stimulation  Auditory Perception  Autism Spectrum Disorder/physiopathology/psychology  Case-Control Studies  Child  Child, Preschool  Cross-Cultural Comparison  Emotions  Facial Expression  Female  Humans  Israel  Male  Photic Stimulation  Psychological Tests  Sweden  United Kingdom  Video Recording  Visual Perception  Autism spectrum condition  Basic emotions  Complex emotions  Cross-cultural research  Emotion recognition Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: Children with autism spectrum conditions (ASC) have emotion recognition deficits when tested in different expression modalities (face, voice, body). However, these findings usually focus on basic emotions, using one or two expression modalities. In addition, cultural similarities and differences in emotion recognition patterns in children with ASC have not been explored before. The current study examined the similarities and differences in the recognition of basic and complex emotions by children with ASC and typically developing (TD) controls across three cultures: Israel, Britain, and Sweden. METHODS: Fifty-five children with high-functioning ASC, aged 5-9, were compared to 58 TD children. On each site, groups were matched on age, sex, and IQ. Children were tested using four tasks, examining recognition of basic and complex emotions from voice recordings, videos of facial and bodily expressions, and emotional video scenarios including all modalities in context. RESULTS: Compared to their TD peers, children with ASC showed emotion recognition deficits in both basic and complex emotions on all three modalities and their integration in context. Complex emotions were harder to recognize, compared to basic emotions for the entire sample. Cross-cultural agreement was found for all major findings, with minor deviations on the face and body tasks. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings highlight the multimodal nature of ER deficits in ASC, which exist for basic as well as complex emotions and are relatively stable cross-culturally. Cross-cultural research has the potential to reveal both autism-specific universal deficits and the role that specific cultures play in the way empathy operates in different countries. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-016-0113-9 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=328 [article] Basic and complex emotion recognition in children with autism: cross-cultural findings [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / S. FRIDENSON-HAYO, Auteur ; Steve BERGGREN, Auteur ; A. LASSALLE, Auteur ; S. TAL, Auteur ; D. PIGAT, Auteur ; Sven BÖLTE, Auteur ; Simon BARON-COHEN, Auteur ; O. GOLAN, Auteur . - 52p. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Molecular Autism > 7 (2016) . - 52p. Mots-clés : Acoustic Stimulation  Auditory Perception  Autism Spectrum Disorder/physiopathology/psychology  Case-Control Studies  Child  Child, Preschool  Cross-Cultural Comparison  Emotions  Facial Expression  Female  Humans  Israel  Male  Photic Stimulation  Psychological Tests  Sweden  United Kingdom  Video Recording  Visual Perception  Autism spectrum condition  Basic emotions  Complex emotions  Cross-cultural research  Emotion recognition Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: Children with autism spectrum conditions (ASC) have emotion recognition deficits when tested in different expression modalities (face, voice, body). However, these findings usually focus on basic emotions, using one or two expression modalities. In addition, cultural similarities and differences in emotion recognition patterns in children with ASC have not been explored before. The current study examined the similarities and differences in the recognition of basic and complex emotions by children with ASC and typically developing (TD) controls across three cultures: Israel, Britain, and Sweden. METHODS: Fifty-five children with high-functioning ASC, aged 5-9, were compared to 58 TD children. On each site, groups were matched on age, sex, and IQ. Children were tested using four tasks, examining recognition of basic and complex emotions from voice recordings, videos of facial and bodily expressions, and emotional video scenarios including all modalities in context. RESULTS: Compared to their TD peers, children with ASC showed emotion recognition deficits in both basic and complex emotions on all three modalities and their integration in context. Complex emotions were harder to recognize, compared to basic emotions for the entire sample. Cross-cultural agreement was found for all major findings, with minor deviations on the face and body tasks. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings highlight the multimodal nature of ER deficits in ASC, which exist for basic as well as complex emotions and are relatively stable cross-culturally. Cross-cultural research has the potential to reveal both autism-specific universal deficits and the role that specific cultures play in the way empathy operates in different countries. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-016-0113-9 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=328

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