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Titre :	Autistic Children Quickly Orient Away from Both Eyes and Mouths During Face Observation (2023)
Auteurs :	Lilja Kristín JONSDOTTIR, Auteur ; Janina NEUFELD, Auteur ; Terje FALCK-YTTER, Auteur ; Johan Lundin KLEBERG, Auteur
Type de document :	Article : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique
Dans :	Journal of autism and developmental disorders (53(1), janvier 2023)
Article en page(s) :	p. 495-502
Langues:	Anglais
Concepts :	Trouble du spectre de l'autisme ; Attention visuelle ; Regard ; Trouble anxieux ; Eye-tracking ; Bouche ; Oeil
Index. décimale :	AUT.43 (Evaluation)
Résumé :	Studies have supported two different hypotheses of reduced eye gaze in people with ASD; gaze avoidance and gaze indifference, while less is known about the role of anxiety. We tested these hypotheses using an eye-tracking paradigm that cued the eyes or mouth of emotional faces. Autistic children (n = 12, mean age 7 years) looked faster away from both eyes and mouths than controls (n = 22). This effect was not explained by anxiety symptoms. No difference was found in latency towards either area. These results indicate that attentional avoidance of autistic children is not specific to eyes, and that they do not show attentional indifference to eyes compared to controls. Atypicalities in visual scanning in ASD are possibly unrelated to specific facial areas. [résumé d'auteurs]
Sous-type :	Article
Consulter :	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-021-05378-x