2021
Considerations About How Emotional Intelligence can be Enhanced in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Trevisan D, Abel E, Brackett M, McPartland J. Considerations About How Emotional Intelligence can be Enhanced in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder. Frontiers In Education 2021, 6: 639736. DOI: 10.3389/feduc.2021.639736.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmotional intelligenceLow emotional intelligencePoor emotional intelligenceAutism spectrum disorderPerceiving emotionsEI interventionsUnderstanding emotionsManaging emotionsContextual cuesCognitive intelligenceEmotional difficultiesSpectrum disorderEmotional learningSpecial education classroomsBody languageEmotionsAcademic successSchool settingsASDEducation classroomsIntelligenceTheoretical frameworkChildrenPerspective paperCues
2019
Autism spectrum traits predict higher social psychological skill
Gollwitzer A, Martel C, McPartland JC, Bargh JA. Autism spectrum traits predict higher social psychological skill. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2019, 116: 19245-19247. PMID: 31501348, PMCID: PMC6765248, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1911460116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial psychological phenomenaPsychological skillsPsychological phenomenaSocial cognitive skillsAutism spectrum traitsSocial cognitionPerception deficitsAutism spectrumParticipants' accuracySocial phenomenaIndividual intentionsPast researchSecond studySkillsParticipantsIntentionEmotionsCognitionTraitsDifferent formsDeficitsThoughtUnderliesDivergent typesPoor accuracy
2012
The perception and identification of facial emotions in individuals with autism spectrum disorders using the Let’s Face It! Emotion Skills Battery
Tanaka JW, Wolf JM, Klaiman C, Koenig K, Cockburn J, Herlihy L, Brown C, Stahl SS, South M, McPartland JC, Kaiser MD, Schultz RT. The perception and identification of facial emotions in individuals with autism spectrum disorders using the Let’s Face It! Emotion Skills Battery. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2012, 53: 1259-1267. PMID: 22780332, PMCID: PMC3505257, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2012.02571.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderFacial emotionsTDC participantsPerceptual skillsASD participantsSpectrum disorderEffective social communicationBasic facial emotionsSocial emotional abilitiesDifferent facial identitiesGroups of participantsHolistic encodingAngry expressionsExpression processingFacial identityExpression taskPerceptual strategiesExpressive facesSocial deficitsSocial communicationEmotionsComputer-based assessmentControl participantsHolistic recognitionMouth features
2005
Understanding the Nature of Face Processing Impairment in Autism: Insights From Behavioral and Electrophysiological Studies
Dawson G, Webb SJ, McPartland J. Understanding the Nature of Face Processing Impairment in Autism: Insights From Behavioral and Electrophysiological Studies. Developmental Neuropsychology 2005, 27: 403-424. PMID: 15843104, DOI: 10.1207/s15326942dn2703_6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFace processing impairmentsFace processingProcessing impairmentsProcessing facesEvent-related potential studyNonface stimuliFace discriminationPerceptual bindingConfigural strategyReduced attentionCortical specializationFacial expressionsAtypical strategiesScalp topographyAutismPotential studiesBehavioral studiesElectrophysiological studiesReduced gammaYoung childrenImpairmentProcessingFaceEmotionsSpeed advantage