Identification of autism disorder spectrum based on facial expressions

The study of emotions has always been a matter for philosophers and psychologists. The purpose of this researchis to identify and categorize children with autism disorder using diagnosis of the faces emotion in eight states (neutral,anger, ridicule, hate, fear, happiness, sadness and wonder). The method of this research is descriptive-analytic. Tocollect samples from 80 children with autism disorder, we take images in each of the 8 cases. MATLAB software hasbeen used to analyze photos accurately. The results show that children who are in first group according to DSM-5, theyhave at least six mode of the listed eight modes. Children who are in the second category of DSM-5, they experiencebetween three to five feelings. It is also observed that children who are in the third category according to DSM-5, canexperience only one to two feelings.

Keywords:

Autism , facial expressions , emotions