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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020

Neurodiversity and the Use of ART to Facilitate Communicating Emotions; A Preliminary Study

Virtual · June 2020

Poster Sessions · Personality/Emotion

  • Lina Deker
    York University
  • Yvonne Singer
    York University
  • Lauren Sergio
    York University
  • Aparna Mishra Tarc
    York University

Abstract

The goal of the research study was to explore whether art can be used to facilitate communicating emotions among individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The hypothesis was that through the process of creating art, individuals with ASD are more likely to communicate their emotions freely.

Emotion