With a flat affect, expressive gestures are Lack of emotional reactivity or expressivity. “Flat affect” is a term used to describe a Many individuals on the autism spectrum have a “flat affect” or reduced facial display. Interaction which range from poorly integrated- verbal and nonverbalĬommunication, through abnormalities in eye contact and body-language, orĭeficits in understanding and use of nonverbal communication, to a lack of facial expression or gestures.
This includes deficits in nonverbal communicative behaviors used for social Repetitive behaviors or interests (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). Social-communicationĭeficits include difficulties making affective (emotional) contact with others.
(ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by two core-definingįeatures: impairments in (a) social communication and (b) restricted and
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