Sumner, E;
Leonard, HC;
Hill, EL;
(2018)
Comparing Attention to Socially-Relevant Stimuli in Autism Spectrum Disorder and Developmental Coordination Disorder.
Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
, 46
(8)
pp. 1717-1729.
10.1007/s10802-017-0393-3.
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Abstract
Difficulties with social interaction have been reported in both children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD), although these disorders have very different diagnostic characteristics. To date, assessment of social skills in a DCD population has been limited to paper-based assessment or parent report. The present study employed eye tracking methodology to examine how children attend to socially-relevant stimuli, comparing 28 children with DCD, 28 children with ASD and 26 typically-developing (TD) age-matched controls (aged 7-10). Eye movements were recorded while children viewed 30 images, half of which were classed as 'Individual' (one person in the scene, direct gaze) and the other half were 'Social' (more naturalistic scenes showing an interaction). Children with ASD spent significantly less time looking at the face/eye regions in the images than TD children, but children with DCD performed between the ASD and TD groups in this respect. Children with DCD demonstrated a reduced tendency to follow gaze, in comparison to the ASD group. Our findings confirm that social atypicalities are present in both ASD and to a lesser extent DCD, but follow a different pattern. Future research would benefit from considering the developmental nature of the observed findings and their implications for support.
Type: | Article |
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Title: | Comparing Attention to Socially-Relevant Stimuli in Autism Spectrum Disorder and Developmental Coordination Disorder |
Location: | United States |
Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
DOI: | 10.1007/s10802-017-0393-3 |
Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10802-017-0393-3 |
Language: | English |
Additional information: | © The Author(s) 2018. This article is an open access publication |
Keywords: | Attention, Autism spectrum disorder, Developmental coordination disorder, Eye tracking, Face processing, Social |
UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Psychology and Human Development |
URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10041374 |
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