The Development of Facial Gender Categorization in Individuals with and without Autism: The Impact of Typicality

Autor/inn/en	Strauss, Mark S.; Newell, Lisa C.; Best, Catherine A.; Hannigen, Sarah F.; Gastgeb, Holly Zajac; Giovannelli, Joyce L.
Titel	The Development of Facial Gender Categorization in Individuals with and without Autism: The Impact of Typicality
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 42 (2012) 9, S.1847-1855 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-011-1428-1
Schlagwörter	Video Technology; Autism; Classification; Gender Differences; Comparative Analysis; Human Body; Visual Perception; Children; Adolescents; Adults; Age Differences; Cognitive Processes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Geschlechterkonflikt; Menschlicher Körper; Visuelle Wahrnehmung; Child; Kind; Kinder; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess
Abstract	While much research has examined the development of facial recognition abilities, less is known about the ability of individuals with and without autism to categorize facial gender. The current study tested gender categorization abilities in high-functioning children (5-7 and 8-12 years), adolescents (13-17 years), and adults (18-53 years) with autism and matched controls. Naturalistic videos depicted faces that were either typical or less typical of each gender. Both groups improved in their performance across development. However, control children reached expertise that was similar to control adults by 8-12 years; whereas, adults with autism never reached this level of expertise, particularly with less typical gender faces. Results suggest that individuals with autism employ different face processing mechanisms than typically developing individuals. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10