Reposted by Fang LiuJoe Edwards @joeedwardsnjsw.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Just read through this. Fascinating in Fig 2, the data shows a stark difference in how individuals with and without ASD interpret music as a social function or not. It would make sense if individuals use music for coping, they would do it alone more often. As well as value social listening less. 022
Fang Liu @fangliu.bsky.social · 03/04/2026#Autistic and non-autistic adults show similar reasons for #music listening, with #coping emerging as a specific area of greater use among autistic adults. @erc.europa.eu #EUFunded co-authored by the wonderful @jiahoong.bsky.social, Jiayin Li, & two year-long placement students, Maleeha and Zivile!link.springer.comWhy Music Matters: Music-Listening Functions and Motives in Autistic and Non-autistic Adults - Journal of Autism and Developmental DisordersJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders - Listening to music is a common part of daily life and people engage with it for many different reasons. Qualitative research offers detailed insight... 021
Fang Liu @fangliu.bsky.social · 16/01/2026We studied how sentence meaning is processed by #autistic individuals while listening to instrumental #music, English and Simlish lyrics with fascinating insights. #EUfunded @erc.europa.euonlinelibrary.wiley.com 000
Fang Liu @fangliu.bsky.social · 27/12/2025Our findings help understand how #autistic individuals process speech in noisy environments. @erc.europa.eu #EUfunded First author is the wonderful Jiayin Li! 110
Fang Liu @fangliu.bsky.social · 22/05/2025I'm giving a talk online about our MAP (music-assisted programmes) feasibility RCT on using music to facilitate language learning in autism at the International Autism and Listening Conference (lnkd.in/gR-g8nZS) on 24 May. 021
Fang Liu @fangliu.bsky.social · 16/04/2025We are delighted to share that our work on emotion recognition in #autism, published in Autism Research, has ranked within the top 10% of most-viewed papers published by the journal in 2023. First author is the wonderful @florenceynleung.bsky.social. #TopViewedArticle @erc.europa.eu #EUfundedonlinelibrary.wiley.comEmotion recognition in autism spectrum disorder across age groups: A cross‐sectional investigation of various visual and auditory communicative domainsAutistic individuals often have difficulties with recognizing emotions, but it is unclear whether this is the case for different age cohorts and across different stimulus domains. We examined recogni... 062