Evidence for Impairments in Using Static Line Drawings of Eye Gaze Cues to Orient Visual-Spatial Attention in Children with High Functioning Autism

Melissa C Goldberg; Allison J Mostow; Shaun P Vecera; Jennifer C. Gidley Larson; Stewart H Mostofsky; E. Mark Mahone; Martha B Denckla

doi:10.1007/s10803-007-0506-x

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Evidence for Impairments in Using Static Line Drawings of Eye Gaze Cues to Orient Visual-Spatial Attention in Children with High Functioning Autism

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Evidence for Impairments in Using Static Line Drawings of Eye Gaze Cues to Orient Visual-Spatial Attention in Children with High Functioning Autism

Melissa C Goldberg, Allison J Mostow, Shaun P Vecera, Jennifer C. Gidley Larson, Stewart H Mostofsky, E. Mark Mahone and Martha B Denckla

Journal of autism and developmental disorders, Vol.38(8), pp.1405-1413

09/2008

DOI: 10.1007/s10803-007-0506-x

PMCID: PMC2693327

PMID: 18074212

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We examined the ability to use static line drawings of eye gaze cues to orient visual-spatial attention in children with high functioning autism (HFA) compared to typically developing children (TD). The task was organized such that on\nvalid trials\n, gaze cues were directed toward the same spatial location as the appearance of an upcoming target, while on\ninvalid trials\ngaze cues were directed to an opposite location. Unlike TD children, children with HFA showed no advantage in reaction time (RT) on valid trials compared to invalid trials (i.e., no significant validity effect). The two stimulus onset asynchronies (200 ms, 700 ms) did not differentially affect these findings. The results suggest that children with HFA show impairments in utilizing static line drawings of gaze cues to orient visual-spatial attention.

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Title: Subtitle: Evidence for Impairments in Using Static Line Drawings of Eye Gaze Cues to Orient Visual-Spatial Attention in Children with High Functioning Autism
Creators: Melissa C Goldberg - Kennedy Krieger Institute, 707 North Broadway, Room 232, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Allison J Mostow - Kennedy Krieger Institute, 1750 East Fairmount Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
Shaun P Vecera - The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
Jennifer C. Gidley Larson - Kennedy Krieger Institute, 707 North Broadway, Room 232, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Stewart H Mostofsky - Kennedy Krieger Institute, 707 North Broadway, Room 232, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
E. Mark Mahone - Kennedy Krieger Institute, 707 North Broadway, Room 232, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Martha B Denckla - Kennedy Krieger Institute, 707 North Broadway, Room 232, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of autism and developmental disorders, Vol.38(8), pp.1405-1413
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-007-0506-x
PMID: 18074212
PMCID: PMC2693327
NLM abbreviation: J Autism Dev Disord
ISSN: 0162-3257
eISSN: 1573-3432
Language: English
Date published: 09/2008
Academic Unit: Psychological and Brain Sciences; Iowa Neuroscience Institute
Record Identifier: 9984066147602771

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