Research from University of California Santa Barbara in the Area of Autism Spectrum Disorders Described (Differences in the link between social trait judgment and socio-emotional experience in neurotypical and autistic individuals).

A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of California Santa Barbara explored the differences in social trait judgment and socio-emotional experience between neurotypical individuals and those with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The study found that individuals with ASD and neurotypical individuals have distinct judgments of social traits from others' faces and exhibit different social emotional responses in social interactions. The researchers used a face trait judgment task and an interpersonal transgression task to measure participants' emotional and behavioral responses. The findings suggest a novel link between the perception of social traits and social emotional responses in individuals with ASD. [Extracted from the article]