Georgia State University, USA.
Georgia State University, USA
Autism. 2015 Jan;19(1):107-12. doi: 10.1177/1362361313512725. Epub 2013 Dec 11.
Cognitive functioning has historically been used to predict adaptive outcomes of people with autism spectrum disorders; however, research shows that it is not a complete predictor. The current study explored whether emotion perception was a predictor of adaptive outcomes, and more specifically, hypothesized that emotion perception (Diagnostic Analysis of Nonverbal Accuracy-2 error scores) would mediate adaptive functioning of people with autism spectrum disorder (Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, Second Edition). People with autism spectrum disorders demonstrated significantly lower adaptive functioning and emotion perception skills compared to typically developing individuals. Emotion perception acted as a significant mediator for socialization, but not communication or daily living skills, highlighting that in people with autism spectrum disorders, lower socialization abilities is the result, in part, of emotion perception deficits. It was unexpected that emotion perception was not a mediator for communication skills. This may be related to sample restrictions, or the narrow focus on emotion perception. Future research should involve a larger, more inclusive autism spectrum disorder sample, broaden approaches to exploring relationships between social perception and adaptive outcomes, and relate findings to brain mechanisms underlying emotion perception.
认知功能在历史上被用于预测自闭症谱系障碍患者的适应结果；然而，研究表明它并不是一个完整的预测因素。本研究探讨了情绪感知是否是适应结果的预测因素，更具体地假设情绪感知（非言语准确性分析-2 错误分数）将调节自闭症谱系障碍患者的适应功能（第二版Vineland 适应行为量表）。自闭症谱系障碍患者的适应功能和情绪感知技能明显低于正常发育个体。情绪感知是社交能力的重要中介因素，但不是沟通或日常生活技能的重要中介因素，这表明在自闭症谱系障碍患者中，社交能力较低部分是由于情绪感知缺陷所致。令人意外的是，情绪感知不是沟通技能的中介因素。这可能与样本限制有关，或者与对情绪感知的狭隘关注有关。未来的研究应包括更大、更具包容性的自闭症谱系障碍样本，拓宽探索社会感知与适应结果之间关系的方法，并将研究结果与情绪感知的大脑机制联系起来。
