Brief Report: Infants Developing with ASD Show a Unique Developmental Pattern of Facial Feature Scanning
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| Title: | Brief Report: Infants Developing with ASD Show a Unique Developmental Pattern of Facial Feature Scanning |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Rutherford, M. D., Walsh, Jennifer A., Lee, Vivian |
| Source: | Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Aug 2015 45(8):2618-2623. |
| Availability: | Springer. 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-348-4505; e-mail: service-ny@springer.com; Web site: http://www.springerlink.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 6 |
| Publication Date: | 2015 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Infants, Developmental Delays, Language Acquisition, Visual Perception, Eye Movements, Human Body, Preferences |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10803-015-2396-7 |
| ISSN: | 0162-3257 |
| Abstract: | Infants are interested in eyes, but look preferentially at mouths toward the end of the first year, when word learning begins. Language delays are characteristic of children developing with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). We measured how infants at risk for ASD, control infants, and infants who later reached ASD criterion scanned facial features. Development differed across groups. The preference for the eyes region decreased with age in infants who were at risk of ASD. For the control group the change in feature preference was marginally significant for a quadratic model, reflecting a decrease in the preference for eyes at 9 months followed by a recovery. The infants who later reached ASD criterion did not show a significant change across time. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 29 |
| Entry Date: | 2015 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1069669 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Infants are interested in eyes, but look preferentially at mouths toward the end of the first year, when word learning begins. Language delays are characteristic of children developing with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). We measured how infants at risk for ASD, control infants, and infants who later reached ASD criterion scanned facial features. Development differed across groups. The preference for the eyes region decreased with age in infants who were at risk of ASD. For the control group the change in feature preference was marginally significant for a quadratic model, reflecting a decrease in the preference for eyes at 9 months followed by a recovery. The infants who later reached ASD criterion did not show a significant change across time. |
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| ISSN: | 0162-3257 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10803-015-2396-7 |
