Fab news! Our paper "The conceptualisation, experience, and recognition of emotion in autism: Differences in the psychological mechanisms involved in autistic and non-autistic emotion recognition" has now been published in Autism Research⭐ Summary: 🧵1 doi.org/10.1002/aur....

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Some studies suggest that autistic people sometimes find it difficult to recognise other people’s emotions. However, it is not clear if this is truly the case, and if so, why 🧵2

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Recognising emotions in others isn’t just about reading facial/bodily cues. It may also depend on how clearly we understand and experience our own emotions, and how well we understand emotion concepts (like what “anger” or “frustration” and "irritation" mean)🧵3

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For example, if emotions like anger and sadness feel very similar inside, or are not clearly distinguished in our own conceptualisations, it may be harder to tell these emotions apart when observing other people... (See link for more info: doi.org/10.1038/s415...) 🧵4

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In related literature, research suggests autistic and non-autistic people might differ in the degree to which they distinguish between the meaning, and their experiences of, distinct emotions. These differences could lead to differences in interpreting other people's emotions🧵5

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