2021
Puppets facilitate attention to social cues in children with ASD
Macari S, Chen X, Brunissen L, Yhang E, Brennan‐Wydra E, Vernetti A, Volkmar F, Chang J, Chawarska K. Puppets facilitate attention to social cues in children with ASD. Autism Research 2021, 14: 1975-1985. PMID: 34350712, PMCID: PMC8434944, DOI: 10.1002/aur.2552.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderVisual attentionAutism severityTD controlsSpeaker's faceYoung childrenSocial-communicative cuesSpeakers’ preferencesHigher autism severityAttention of childrenFunction of groupASD groupSocial cuesSpectrum disorderVisual preferenceHuman speakersSocial partnersSocial interactionSpeaker identityPuppetCuesChildrenEarly characteristicsReciprocal interactionsFace
2015
Interactive eye tracking for gaze strategy modification
Wang Q, Celebi F, Flink L, Greco G, Wall C, Prince E, Lansiquot S, Chawarska K, Kim E, Boccanfuso L, DiNicola L, Shic F. Interactive eye tracking for gaze strategy modification. 2015, 247-250. DOI: 10.1145/2771839.2771888.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAutism spectrum disorderEye trackingAtypical visual attentionPost-training sessionsYoung childrenNeuropsychiatric conditionsNormative control groupAttentional biasesVisual attentionNeuropsychological processesSpectrum disorderSocial informationNormative groupVideo participantsViewer's attentionSensitive outcome measuresToddlersTraining systemChildrenLearning opportunitiesTypical fashionAttentionStrategy modificationOutcome measuresBiases
2014
Saliency-based Bayesian modeling of dynamic viewing of static scenes
Campbell D, Chang J, Chawarska K, Shic F. Saliency-based Bayesian modeling of dynamic viewing of static scenes. 2014, 51-58. DOI: 10.1145/2578153.2578159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-social imagesAutism spectrum disorderEye-tracking dataEye-tracking analysisVisual attentionIdentification of fixationsTD groupGaze featuresSpectrum disorderUnified Bayesian modelSaliency differenceSocial imageControl childrenSaliency mapDynamic viewingSaliency propertiesBayesian modelBayesian modelingAnalytic approachChildrenScanpathsASDStatic scenesSaccadesSaliency
2010
Limited Attentional Bias for Faces in Toddlers With Autism Spectrum Disorders
Chawarska K, Volkmar F, Klin A. Limited Attentional Bias for Faces in Toddlers With Autism Spectrum Disorders. JAMA Psychiatry 2010, 67: 178-185. PMID: 20124117, PMCID: PMC4871149, DOI: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2009.194.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention disengagementVisual attentionRelevant stimuliDeep processingFace-processing difficultiesPoor face recognitionFace processing deficitsDisengagement of attentionCentral fixation stimulusAutism spectrum disorderSaccadic reaction timesBetween-groups factorAttentional biasSocial cognitionAttention taskAttentional mechanismsNonfacial stimuliAttentional levelStimulus typeSpectrum disorderTypical individualsReactive saccadesFixation stimulusASDGeneralized impairment
2007
Measuring Context: The Gaze Patterns of Children with Autism Evaluated from the Bottom-Up
Shic F, Scassellati B, Lin D, Chawarska K. Measuring Context: The Gaze Patterns of Children with Autism Evaluated from the Bottom-Up. 2007, 70-75. DOI: 10.1109/devlrn.2007.4354067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGaze patternsEffects of contextReal-world scenesVisual attentionNaturalistic scenesTypical childrenPerceptual findingsCognitive abnormalitiesAutismScene inversionPopular bottomComputational modelMotion informationChildrenContext of videoMotion deficitsContextSceneDeficitsIndividualsAttentionFindingsVideo
2003
Automatic Attention Cueing Through Eye Movement in 2‐Year‐Old Children With Autism
Chawarska K, Klin A, Volkmar F. Automatic Attention Cueing Through Eye Movement in 2‐Year‐Old Children With Autism. Child Development 2003, 74: 1108-1122. PMID: 12938707, DOI: 10.1111/1467-8624.00595.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEye movementsGaze processingCueing paradigmAttention cueingAutomatic attentionNonbiological movementsVisual attentionTD counterpartsLevel of engagementGaze directionExperiment 1AutismDirectional cuesOlder childrenCuesChildrenUnderlying strategiesCueingAttentionToddlersGazeParadigmEngagementProcessingMovement