Evidence of a Reduced Role for Circumscribed Interests in the Social Attention Patterns of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autor/inn/en	Ambarchi, Z.; Boulton, K. A.; Thapa, R.; Thomas, E. E.; DeMayo, M. M.; Sasson, N. J.; Hickie, I. B.; Guastella, Adam J.
Titel	Evidence of a Reduced Role for Circumscribed Interests in the Social Attention Patterns of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 53 (2023) 10, S.3999-4011 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-022-05638-4
Schlagwörter	Children; Autism Spectrum Disorders; Attention; Interpersonal Communication; Social Behavior; Child Behavior; Behavior Patterns; Eye Movements; Interests; Preferences; Visual Stimuli; Evidence + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Child; Kind; Kinder; Autism; Autismus; Aufmerksamkeit; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Social behaviour; Soziales Verhalten; Augenbewegung; Bildungsinteresse; Evidenz
Abstract	Reduced social attention is characteristic of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). It has been suggested to result from an early onset and excessive influence of circumscribed interests (CIs) on gaze behaviour, compared to typically developing (TYP) individuals. To date, these findings have been mixed. The current eye-tracking study utilised a visual preference paradigm to investigate the influence of CI versus non-CI objects on attention patterns in children with ASD (aged 3-12 years, n = 37) and their age-matched TYP peers (n = 30). Compared to TYP, social and object attention was reduced in the ASD group irrespective of the presence of CIs. Results suggest a reduced role for CIs and extend recent evidence of atypical attention patterns across social and non-social domains in ASD. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01