@article{ref1,
title="Emotion recognition and mind wandering in adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or autism spectrum disorder",
journal="Journal of psychiatric research",
year="2020",
author="Helfer, Bartosz and Boxhoorn, Sara and Songa, Joanna and Steel, Charlotte and Maltezos, Stefanos and Asherson, Philip",
volume="134",
number="",
pages="89-96",
abstract="Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in adults are often undiagnosed and overlap in psychopathology. Here we investigated  the transdiagnostic traits of emotion recognition and mind wandering in a sample of  103 adults (43 with ADHD and 14 with ASD). The ability to correctly identify a  facial expression of anger, fear, disgust or surprise was no different between the  adults with ADHD or ASD and neurotypical (NT) adults. However, adults with ADHD or  ASD were on average almost 200 ms slower in making a correct decision, suggesting a  larger speed-accuracy trade-off in facial emotion recognition compared to NT adults. General processing speed was associated with excessive mind wandering in adults with  ADHD, but not with ASD. The deficits in emotional processing were independent from  mind wandering in both adults with ADHD or ASD. Emotional dysregulation and  functional impairment scales separated adults with ADHD and ASD from the NT adults,  but not from each other. When controlling for self-reported ADHD and ASD symptom  severity, mind wandering in ADHD was independent from both ADHD and ASD symptom  severity. In ASD, mind wandering was related to ASD but not ADHD symptom severity. Our results suggest that ASD and ADHD share a slower ability to recognize emotions,  which is exacerbated by excessive mind wandering in ADHD, and by decreased  processing speed in ASD.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-3956",
doi="10.1016/j.jpsychires.2020.12.059",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2020.12.059"
}