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Gaze Behavior of Children with ASD toward Pictures of Facial Expressions
Joint Authors
Matsuda, Soichiro
Minagawa, Yasuyo
Yamamoto, Junichi
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-05-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Atypical gaze behavior in response to a face has been well documented in individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs).
Children with ASD appear to differ from typically developing (TD) children in gaze behavior for spoken and dynamic face stimuli but not for nonspeaking, static face stimuli.
Furthermore, children with ASD and TD children show a difference in their gaze behavior for certain expressions.
However, few studies have examined the relationship between autism severity and gaze behavior toward certain facial expressions.
The present study replicated and extended previous studies by examining gaze behavior towards pictures of facial expressions.
We presented ASD and TD children with pictures of surprised, happy, neutral, angry, and sad facial expressions.
Autism severity was assessed using the Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS).
The results showed that there was no group difference in gaze behavior when looking at pictures of facial expressions.
Conversely, the children with ASD who had more severe autistic symptomatology had a tendency to gaze at angry facial expressions for a shorter duration in comparison to other facial expressions.
These findings suggest that autism severity should be considered when examining atypical responses to certain facial expressions.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Matsuda, Soichiro& Minagawa, Yasuyo& Yamamoto, Junichi. 2015. Gaze Behavior of Children with ASD toward Pictures of Facial Expressions. Autism Research and Treatment،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1054018
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Matsuda, Soichiro…[et al.]. Gaze Behavior of Children with ASD toward Pictures of Facial Expressions. Autism Research and Treatment No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1054018
American Medical Association (AMA)
Matsuda, Soichiro& Minagawa, Yasuyo& Yamamoto, Junichi. Gaze Behavior of Children with ASD toward Pictures of Facial Expressions. Autism Research and Treatment. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1054018
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1054018