Perception of basic emotions from speech prosody in adolescents with Asperger's syndrome

Heikkinen, Jenna; Jansson-Verkasalo, Eira; Toivanen, Juhani; Suominen, Kalervo; Väyrynen, Eero; Moilanen, Irma; Seppänen, Tapio

doi:10.3109/14015430903311184

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“…Prosody is the non‐linguistic aspect of language and is characterized by acoustic features (timing, intonation patterns, pitch, stress, rhythm, and differential pausing; Heikkinen et al ., ; Schmidt, Hanten, Li, Orsten, & Levin, ; Uekermann, Abdel‐Hamid, Lehmkamper, Vollmoeller, & Daum, ; Uekermann & Daum, ; Uekermann, Thoma, & Daum, ). Prosody is generally subdivided into linguistic , which supports the comprehension of syntax and semantics, dialectical , which refers to regional differences in prosody, idiosyncratic , which represents individual differences and affective prosody (Uekermann & Daum, ).…”

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Perception of affective prosody in patients at an early stage of relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis

Kraemer

Herold

Uekermann

et al. 2012

Journal of Neuropsychology

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Cognitive dysfunction is well known in patients suffering from multiple sclerosis (MS) and has been described for many years. Cognitive impairment, memory, and attention deficits seem to be features of advanced MS stages, whereas depression and emotional instability already occur in early stages of the disease. However, little is known about processing of affective prosody in patients in early stages of relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS). In this study, tests assessing attention, memory, and processing of affective prosody were administered to 25 adult patients with a diagnosis of RRMS at an early stage and to 25 healthy controls (HC). Early stages of the disease were defined as being diagnosed with RRMS in the last 2 years and having an Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) of 2 or lower. Patients and HC were comparable in intelligence quotient (IQ), educational level, age, handedness, and gender. Patients with early stages of RRMS performed below the control group with respect to the subtests 'discrimination of affective prosody' and 'matching of affective prosody to facial expression' for the emotion 'angry' of the 'Tübingen Affect Battery'. These deficits were not related to executive performance. Our findings suggest that emotional prosody comprehension is deficient in young patients with early stages of RRMS. Deficits in discriminating affective prosody early in the disease may make misunderstandings and poor communication more likely. This might negatively influence interpersonal relationships and quality of life in patients with RRMS.

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Perception of affective prosody in patients at an early stage of relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis

Kraemer

Herold

Uekermann

et al. 2012

Journal of Neuropsychology

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“…However, when reaction time was analyzed, results indicated that individuals with ASD required a significantly longer time to read emotions, regardless of whether it was a short stimulus such as a word or a long and complex stimulus such as a sentence. Previously, Doyle- Thomas et al (2013), Eigsti et al (2012), Grossman et al (2010), Heikkinen et al (2010), andJones et al (2011) argued that individuals with ASD and TD were equipped with equal abilities to distinguish different emotions expressed in voices, …”

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Behavioral Study on Emotional Voice Perception in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Matsumoto

Sugiyama

Saito³

et al. 2016

J Pediatr Neuropsychol

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Previous studies conducted on children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their abilities to recognize the psychological states of others have primarily focused on visual aspects such as facial expression and perception. The aims of this study were to clarify the characteristics of auditory information processing mechanisms in individuals with ASD in order to expand our understanding of those with ASD and to contribute to improvements in their social adaptability. The behavioral characteristics of voice cognition in ASD were investigated in 12 individuals with ASD (mean age = 11.83 years) and 12 matched typical development (TD) controls (mean age = 11.58 years). Participants were asked to judge the emotional valence of vocal stimuli with happy, angry, or neutral expressions (emotion task) and select illustrations that best correspond to the semantics of the vocal stimuli (semantic task). The ASD group had significantly (p = 0.013) longer reaction times in the emotion task, suggesting that they have difficulty distinguishing emotional valence. In the semantic task, the ASD group had lower understanding of the meaning of sentences when voices were presented with angry expressions. These results suggest the importance of the emotions conveyed in verbal speech during conversations with individuals with ASD.

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“…tasks that demand enhanced cognitive load), reported findings for atypical perception of pragmatic and affective prosodic cues in individuals with ASD (e.g., Chevallier et al, 2011;Golan et al, 2006Golan et al, , 2007Kleinman et al, 2001;Rutherford et al, 2002). In contrast, the processing of basic voice expressions and vocalizations (e.g., laughing-happy, crying-sad) appear to be intact in children, adolescents and adults with ASD (Grossman et al, 2010;Heikkinen et al, 2010;Jones et al, 2011), although some studies failed to replicate these findings (Lindner & Rosén, 2006;Mazefsky & Oswald, 2007;Philip et al, 2010).…”

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“…Most of the studies in this area have focused primarily on the perception of pragmatic/affective prosody (Chevallier, Noveck, Happé, & Wilson, 2011;Globerson et al, 2014;Golan, Baron-Cohen, & Hill, 2006;Golan, Baron-Cohen, Hill, & Rutherford, 2007;Grossman, Bemis, Plesa Skwerer, & Tager-Flusberg, 2010;Heikkinen et al, 2010;Järvinen-Pasley, Wallace, Ramus, Happé, & Heaton, 2008b;Jones et al, 2011;Kleinman, Marciano, & Ault, 2001;Lindner & Rosén, 2006;Peppé, McCann, Gibbon, O'Hare & Rutherford, 2007;Rutherford, Baron-Cohen, & Wheelwright, 2002). Several of these studies using complex vocal expressions (i.e.…”

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Relations Among Detection of Syllable Stress, Speech Abnormalities, and Communicative Ability in Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorders

Kargas

López

Morris

et al. 2016

J Speech Lang Hear Res

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2 AbstractPurpose: To date the literature on perception of affective, pragmatic and grammatical prosody abilities in autism spectrum disorders (ASD) has been sparse and contradictory. Interestingly, the primary perception of syllable stress within the word structure, which is crucial for all prosody functions, remains relatively unexplored in ASD. Thus, the current study explored syllable stress perception sensitivity and its relation to speech production abnormalities and communicative ability in adults with ASD.Method: A same-different syllable stress perception task using pairs of identical foursyllable words was delivered to 42 adults with/without high-functioning ASD, matched for age, to investigate primary speech perception ability in ASD. Speech production and communicative ability in ASD was measured using the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule.Results: As predicted, the results showed that adults with ASD were less sensitive in making judgments about syllable stress relative to controls. Also, partial correlations revealed a key association of speech production abnormalities with stress perception sensitivity, rather than communicative ability per se.Conclusions: Our findings provide empirical evidence for deficits on primary syllable stress perception in ASD and its role on socio-communicative difficulties. This information could facilitate the development of effective interventions for speech and language therapy and social communication.

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Perception of basic emotions from speech prosody in adolescents with Asperger's syndrome

Cited by 21 publications

References 60 publications

Perception of affective prosody in patients at an early stage of relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis

Perception of affective prosody in patients at an early stage of relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis

Behavioral Study on Emotional Voice Perception in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Relations Among Detection of Syllable Stress, Speech Abnormalities, and Communicative Ability in Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorders

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