articleArchives of General PsychiatryAug 4, 2008Closed access

Absence of Preferential Looking to the Eyes of Approaching Adults Predicts Level of Social Disability in 2-Year-Old Toddlers With Autism Spectrum Disorder

University of Connecticut · Yale University · +1 more institution

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Abstract

Objective

To quantify preferential attention to the eyes of others at what is presently the earliest point of diagnosis in autism.

Design

We presented the children with 10 videos. Each video showed an actress looking directly into the camera, playing the role of caregiver, and engaging the viewer (playing pat-a-cake, peek-a-boo, etc). Children's visual fixation patterns were measured by eye tracking.

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3

Topics & keywords

Keywords
  • Autism
  • Fixation (population genetics)
  • Psychology
  • Typically developing
  • Autism spectrum disorder
  • Eye tracking
  • Developmental psychology
  • Medicine
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Reduced inequalities
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