According to Baron-Cohen's results, how did the AS/HFA group perform on the revised 'Reading the Mind in the Eyes' task?

Baron-Cohen's research on individuals with Asperger Syndrome (AS) and High-Functioning Autism (HFA) revealed that this group performed significantly worse than the control group on the revised 'Reading the Mind in the Eyes' task. This task is designed to assess the ability to interpret emotions and mental states based on the expression of the eyes. The findings suggest that individuals in the AS/HFA group have a distinct difficulty in understanding nonverbal emotional cues, which is a characteristic feature of autism spectrum disorders. Their lower performance compared to the control group highlights challenges in social cognition, emphasizing the differences in perspective-taking and emotional recognition that these individuals typically experience.