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Presence of Contagious Yawning in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Joint Authors
Osanai, Hiroo
Usui, Saori
Akechi, Hironori
Senju, Atsushi
Tojo, Yoshikuni
Hasegawa, Toshikazu
Kikuchi, Yukiko
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-07-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Most previous studies suggest diminished susceptibility to contagious yawning in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
However, it could be driven by their atypical attention to the face.
To test this hypothesis, children with ASD and typically developing (TD) children were shown yawning and control movies.
To ensure participants' attention to the face, an eye tracker controlled the onset of the yawning and control stimuli.
Results demonstrated that both TD children and children with ASD yawned more frequently when they watched the yawning stimuli than the control stimuli.
It is suggested therefore that the absence of contagious yawning in children with ASD, as reported in previous studies, might relate to their weaker tendency to spontaneously attend to others' faces.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Usui, Saori& Senju, Atsushi& Kikuchi, Yukiko& Akechi, Hironori& Tojo, Yoshikuni& Osanai, Hiroo…[et al.]. 2013. Presence of Contagious Yawning in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Autism Research and Treatment،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Usui, Saori…[et al.]. Presence of Contagious Yawning in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Autism Research and Treatment No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-8.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Usui, Saori& Senju, Atsushi& Kikuchi, Yukiko& Akechi, Hironori& Tojo, Yoshikuni& Osanai, Hiroo…[et al.]. Presence of Contagious Yawning in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Autism Research and Treatment. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-512477
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-512477