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A severely impaired capacity for social interaction is one of the characteristics of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Deficits in facial emotional recognition processing may be associated with this limitation. The Build-a-Face (BAF) art therapy intervention was developed to assist with emotional recognition through the viewing and manipulating of three-dimensional facial features on a mannequin-like bust. This pilot study tested the abilities of 19 children with ASD to identify emotions depicted in facial photographs before and after a single BAF intervention session. The results indicated no statistically significant difference between the treatment and control groups; however, the treatment group had greater improvement than the control. Future research involving multiple BAF sessions is needed to test the effectiveness of BAF for promoting emotion recognition.