Visual Fixation Patterns during Reciprocal Social Interaction Distinguish a Subgroup of 6-Month-Old Infants At-Risk for Autism from Comparison Infants

Autor/inn/en	Merin, Noah; Young, Gregory S.; Ozonoff, Sally; Rogers, Sally J.
Titel	Visual Fixation Patterns during Reciprocal Social Interaction Distinguish a Subgroup of 6-Month-Old Infants At-Risk for Autism from Comparison Infants
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 37 (2007) 1, S.108-121 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-006-0342-4
Schlagwörter	Models; Interpersonal Relationship; Interaction; Siblings; Multivariate Analysis; Mothers; Infants; Autism; Visual Stimuli; Visual Perception; Nonverbal Communication; Eye Movements; At Risk Persons + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Analogiemodell; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Interaktion; Sibling; Geschwister; Multivariate Analyse; Mother; Mutter; Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Autismus; Visuelle Wahrnehmung; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Augenbewegung; Risikogruppe
Abstract	Thirty-one infant siblings of children with autism and 24 comparison infants were tested at 6 months of age during social interaction with a caregiver, using a modified Still Face paradigm conducted via a closed-circuit TV-video system. In the Still Face paradigm, the mother interacts with the infant, then freezes and displays a neutral, expressionless face, then resumes interaction. Eye tracking data on infant visual fixation patterns were recorded during the three episodes of the experiment. Using a hierarchical cluster analysis, we identified a subgroup of infants demonstrating diminished gaze to the mother's eyes relative to her mouth during the Still Face episode. Ten out of the 11 infants in this subgroup had an older sibling with autism. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10