Table 2.

Experimental group and intervention design.

Time point	ASDa group (n=~32)		AMb group (n=~32)
	Control task condition (n=~16)	Mimicry task condition (n=~16)	Control task condition (n=~16)	Mimicry task condition (n=~16)
Pretest	FEERc task score	FEER task score	FEER task score	FEER task score
Posttest (the intervention task is the posttest)	FEER task score	FEER task score	FEER task score	FEER task score

^aASD: autism spectrum disorder.

^bAM: alexithymia-matched general population.

^cFEER: facial emotion expression recognition.