Abstract

This study examined the extent to which a computer-based social skills intervention called "FaceSay"™ was associated with improvements in affect recognition, mentalizing, and social skills of school-aged children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). "FaceSay"™ offers students simulated practice with eye gaze, joint attention, and facial recognition skills. This randomized control trial included school-aged children meeting educational criteria for autism (N = 31). Results demonstrated that participants who received the intervention improved their affect recognition and mentalizing skills, as well as their social skills. These findings suggest that, by targeting face-processing skills, computer-based interventions may produce changes in broader cognitive and social-skills domains in a cost- and time-efficient manner.

Citation

Rice, L.M., Wall, C.A., Fogel, A. & Shic, F. (2015). Computer-Assisted Face Processing Instruction Improves Emotion Recognition, Mentalizing, and Social Skills in Students with ASD. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 45(7), 2176-2186. Retrieved August 14, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/158504/.

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Keywords

• Attention
• autism
• children
• Computer Assisted Instruction
• Eye Movements
• Interpersonal Competence
• Intervention
• Pervasive Developmental Disorders
• Psychological Patterns
• Recognition (Psychology)
• simulation