Eye-tracking correlates of response to joint attention in preschool children with autism spectrum disorder

A number of differences in joint attention behaviour between children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and typically developing (TD) individuals have previously been documented. We use eye-tracking technology to assess response to joint attention (RJA) behaviours in 77 children aged 31 to 73 mont...

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Main Authors: de Belen, Ryan Anthony, Pincham, Hannah, Hodge, Antoinette, Silove, Natalie, Sowmya, Arcot, Bednarz, Tomasz, Eapen, Valsamma
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Eye movements
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Psychiatry
Response to joint attention
Social Behavior
Validation studies
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