Analysis of the recognition and expression of emotions by people with ASD: A comparative study

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder caused due to the lack of brain development in an individual. The characteristics of autistic people are not responding to their name, avoiding eye contact, repeating statements during a conversation, absence or reduction of verbal and non-verbal gestures, deficits in facial expressions and others. We know that social interaction is a very important aspect in an individual’s life. Be it during education or employment, interacting with peers and colleagues is one of the most important aspect of our social life. But for people with ASD it is hard to express their emotions like normal people do. They may also not understand others’ emotions well. All these aspects of their disorder can make them feel like an outcast. In this paper, we aim to highlight such problems faced by autistic people and how recent research has been working towards making their lives better.