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KMID : 0894920170170030029
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Journal of the Korean Association for Persons with Autism
2017 Volume.17 No. 3 p.29 ~ p.58
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Effectiveness of Computer-based Eye Contact and Holistic Face Perception Training Program(FaceA) for ASD Children and Adolescents
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Oh Dong-Hyun
Chung Kyong-Mee
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Abstract
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As research on the relationship between impaired social interaction ability in autistic spectrum disorder(ASD) and difficulty in facial recognition is actively being done, the hypothesis on holistic processing of the face and avoidance of the eyes has been raised as a mechanism behind the difficulty in facial recognition characteristic to ASD. Facial perception training programs that have been developed on the basis of the mentioned hypothesis only reflect one mechanism, or partially reflect the two mechanisms, and therefore have the limitation of not being able to directly compare the effectiveness of each mechanism. The purpose of this study was to develop a computer-based training program designed to train in holistic processing of the face and eye contact ability, and to compare its relative effectiveness to a control group. For this purpose, 52 participants who met the ASD diagnosis criteria were each assigned to either the holistic processing training group, the eye contact training group, or the control group. The computer training consisted of 60 days, and computer tasks and questionnaires were conducted before and after the training to measure facial perception ability. After training, the eye contact training group showed significantly increased facial identity recognition based on the eye area, and the holistic processing training group showed significantly increased eye contact ability and facial expression recognition in daily life. Based on these results, the differing training effectiveness of each mechanism are discussed, and evidence based treatments and future directions of face perception training programs of the social training paradigm are suggested.
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KEYWORD
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Autism Spectrum Disorder(ASD), social training, computer-based treatment, face perception training
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