Viewing Social Scenes: A Visual Scan-Path Study Comparing Fragile X Syndrome and Williams Syndrome

Fragile X syndrome (FXS) and Williams syndrome (WS) are both genetic disorders which present with similar cognitive-behavioral problems, but distinct social phenotypes. Despite these social differences both syndromes display poor social relations which may result from abnormal social processing. Thi...

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Published in:Journal of autism and developmental disorders 2013-08, Vol.43 (8), p.1880-1894
Main Authors: Williams, Tracey A., Porter, Melanie A., Langdon, Robyn
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Attention
Attention - physiology
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Autism
Behavior
Behavior Problems
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child and School Psychology
Child, Preschool
Chromosome aberrations
Cognition & reasoning
Cognitive Ability
Cognitive Psychology
Comparative Analysis
Congenital Impairments
Disengagement
Eye Movements - genetics
Eye Movements - physiology
Female
Fragile X syndrome
Fragile X Syndrome - genetics
Fragile X Syndrome - physiopathology
Genetic aspects
Genetic Disorders
Genotype & phenotype
Humans
Interpersonal Relationship
Male
Medical genetics
Medical sciences
Mental Retardation
Middle Aged
Neuropsychological Tests
Neurosciences
Original Paper
Pediatrics
Personality Problems
Phenotypes
Psychology
Public Health
Resistance (Psychology)
Social Behavior
Social Cognition
Social Differences
Social information
Social Perception
Spatial Ability
Stimuli
Toddlers
Visual Perception - physiology
Williams syndrome
Williams Syndrome - genetics
Williams Syndrome - physiopathology
Young Adult
Young Children
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Summary:Fragile X syndrome (FXS) and Williams syndrome (WS) are both genetic disorders which present with similar cognitive-behavioral problems, but distinct social phenotypes. Despite these social differences both syndromes display poor social relations which may result from abnormal social processing. This study aimed to manipulate the location of socially salient information within scenes to investigate the visual attentional mechanisms of: capture, disengagement, and/or general engagement. Findings revealed that individuals with FXS avoid social information presented centrally, at least initially. The WS findings, on the other hand, provided some evidence that difficulties with attentional disengagement, rather than attentional capture, may play a role in the WS social phenotype. These findings are discussed in relation to the distinct social phenotypes of these two disorders.
ISSN:0162-3257
1573-3432
DOI:10.1007/s10803-012-1737-z