2019
Promoting social attention in 3‐year‐olds with ASD through gaze‐contingent eye tracking
Wang Q, Wall CA, Barney EC, Bradshaw JL, Macari SL, Chawarska K, Shic F. Promoting social attention in 3‐year‐olds with ASD through gaze‐contingent eye tracking. Autism Research 2019, 13: 61-73. PMID: 31468735, PMCID: PMC7256927, DOI: 10.1002/aur.2199.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderCue groupPost trainingGaze-contingent trainingNon-ASD peersLow nonverbal abilityDecrease of attentionLarger training effectsGreater cognitive impairmentCurrent behavioral interventionsNonverbal abilityCue conditionTD controlsAttention difficultiesSpectrum disorderSocial learningBehavioral interventionsTraining effectsCognitive impairmentYoung childrenPre trainingSocial characterChildrenTrainingFaceThe role of limited salience of speech in selective attention to faces in toddlers with autism spectrum disorders
Shic F, Wang Q, Macari SL, Chawarska K. The role of limited salience of speech in selective attention to faces in toddlers with autism spectrum disorders. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2019, 61: 459-469. PMID: 31471912, PMCID: PMC7048639, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.13118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderDirect gazeAutism symptomsSpectrum disorderImpact of speechAudiovisual speechSelective attentionSpeech cuesTD toddlersNonverbal skillsNonverbal levelEye contactEye trackingPoor attentionInteractive partnersEye regionMouth regionSpeechToddlersSalienceLimited salienceNovel treatment targetsEarly childhoodCuesTreatment targets
2018
Operationalizing atypical gaze in toddlers with autism spectrum disorders: a cohesion-based approach
Wang Q, Campbell DJ, Macari SL, Chawarska K, Shic F. Operationalizing atypical gaze in toddlers with autism spectrum disorders: a cohesion-based approach. Molecular Autism 2018, 9: 25. PMID: 29651331, PMCID: PMC5894192, DOI: 10.1186/s13229-018-0211-y.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Decreased Spontaneous Attention to Social Scenes in 6-Month-Old Infants Later Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Chawarska K, Macari S, Shic F. Decreased Spontaneous Attention to Social Scenes in 6-Month-Old Infants Later Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Biological Psychiatry 2013, 74: 195-203. PMID: 23313640, PMCID: PMC3646074, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2012.11.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderSocial scenesSpectrum disorderSocial brain networkEye-tracking taskAttentional biasSocial cognitionSocial overturesSpontaneous attentionAtypical developmentEnhanced attentionBrain networksSocial interaction patternsMonitoring skillsOlder infantsVisual responsesProdromal symptomsDiminished abilityInteraction patternsLimited attentionDisordersFirst yearAttentionSceneCognition