In a new study that adds credit to the genetic contributions to autism, Scientist have found that parents of children with autism process faces differently. Apparently the parents draw more nonverbal clues from the mouth then from they eyes to determine emotion.
I would have liked to see a larger sample size in the study as 42 isn’t a very large number to go on. Now I’m going to have to watch myself to see where I’m getting my nonverbal clues from.
I do like the reference that the ‘genetic link was noted in the 1940s in the earliest descriptions of autism’.
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Interesting Morvis, I would have thought it was the whole body language you looked at. At least that is what happened in our house. Our son’s language is now flourishing, since he attends a special school. But then again, he has a different diagnosis to autism. Still, the body language of people. tell you many tings we otherwise would miss.
While over 55% of the communicated message is conveyed with body language this study showed just emotional interpritation by looking at facial features. Thanks for allowing me to clarify.
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