| Budget Amount *help |
¥6,240,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,440,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This study aimed to examine the understanding of forced smiles in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). We recruited 26 (10 with ASD and 16 with neurotypical development [ND]) participants who were asked to define forced smiles, rate Kikuchi’s Scale of Social Skills, and distinguish the forced smiles from natural laughter. Their gaze movement was measured via an integrated eye tracker . The results indicated that the definition of the forced smile was the same between the two groups. The ND group correctly distinguished. We found a positive correlation between social skill scores and correct forced smile distinction scores in the ND group. We found differences in the eye movement, length of visual fixation, and fixation count between low- and high-score cases in the ASD group. We discussed the understanding of forced smiles with respect to the concepts of propositional/intuitive mentalizing and weak central coherence.
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