Attention Modification to Attenuate Facial Emotion Recognition Deficits in Children with Autism: A Pilot Study

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dc.contributor.authorWieckowski, Andrea Trubanova
dc.contributor.authorWhite, Susan W.
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-30T18:15:03Z
dc.date.available2025-08-30T18:15:03Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionAuthor Accepted Manuscript
dc.description.abstractDiminished attending to faces may contribute to the impairments in emotion recognition and expression in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The current study evaluated the acceptability, feasibility, and preliminary efficacy of an attention modification intervention designed to attenuate deficits in facial emotion recognition (FER). During the 10-session experimental treatment, children (n=8) with ASD watched dynamic videos of people expressing different emotions with the facial features highlighted to guide children’s attention. Children and their parents generally rated the treatment as acceptable and helpful. Although FER improvement was not apparent on task-based measures, parents reported slight improvements and decreased socioemotional problems following treatment. Results suggest that further research on visual attention retraining for ASD, within an experimental therapeutic program, may be promising.
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was funded by Organization for Autism Research Graduate Research Grant and the Routh Research and Dissertation Grant through Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, APA Division 53.
dc.identifier.citationWieckowski, A.T., White, S.W. Attention Modification to Attenuate Facial Emotion Recognition Deficits in Children with Autism: A Pilot Study. J Autism Dev Disord 50, 30–41 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-019-04223-6
dc.identifier.issn1573-3432
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/16872
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.subjectAutism Spectrum Disorder
dc.subjectFacial Emotion Recognition
dc.subjectEye-Tracking
dc.subjectAttention Training
dc.titleAttention Modification to Attenuate Facial Emotion Recognition Deficits in Children with Autism: A Pilot Study
dc.typeArticle
publicationvolume.volumeNumber50

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