Precursors to Social and Communication Difficulties in Infants At-Risk for Autism: Gaze Following and Attentional Engagement

Whilst joint attention (JA) impairments in autism have been widely studied, little is known about the early development of gaze following, a precursor to establishing JA. We employed eye-tracking to record gaze following longitudinally in infants with and without a family history of autism spectrum...

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Published in:Journal of autism and developmental disorders 2012-10, Vol.42 (10), p.2208-2218
Main Authors: Bedford, Rachael, Elsabbagh, Mayada, Gliga, Teodora, Pickles, Andrew, Senju, Atsushi, Charman, Tony, Johnson, Mark H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Age Differences
Antisocial Behavior
At risk
At Risk Persons
At risk populations
Attention
Autism
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Autistic Disorder - psychology
Autistic spectrum disorders
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Biological and medical sciences
Child and School Psychology
Child clinical studies
Child Development
Child, Preschool
Cognitive Development
Communication
Communication disorders
Communication Problems
Developmental disorders
Eye fixation
Eye Movements
Eye tracking
Family medical history
Female
Humans
Infancy
Infant
Infantile autism
Infants
Interpersonal Relationship
Joint attention
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Medical sciences
Neurodevelopmental disorders
Neurosciences
Original Paper
Pediatrics
Precursors
Predictor Variables
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Public Health
Risk
Risk factors
Risk groups
Siblings
Social Behavior
Social Development
Tracking
Young Children
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