2024
Clinician-caregiver informant discrepancy is associated with sex, diagnosis age, and intervention use among autistic children.
Azu M, Han G, Wolf J, Naples A, Chawarska K, Dawson G, Bernier R, Jeste S, Dziura J, Webb S, Sugar C, Shic F, McPartland J. Clinician-caregiver informant discrepancy is associated with sex, diagnosis age, and intervention use among autistic children. Autism 2024, 13623613241279999. PMID: 39344965, DOI: 10.1177/13623613241279999.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAutism-related behaviorsAutism featuresClinician ratingsParent ratingsInformant discrepanciesCaregiver ratingsCaregiver reportsAutism diagnosisAutistic childrenChild sexAutismCaregiver perceptionsIntervention useClinicians' perceptionsAssociated with sexCaregiversChildrenDiagnosis ageCliniciansOlder ageInterventionPerceptionGirlsSexAgeSpatiotemporal Eye Movement Dynamics Reveal Altered Face Prioritization in Early Visual Processing Among Autistic Children
Griffin J, Naples A, Bernier R, Chawarska K, Dawson G, Dziura J, Faja S, Jeste S, Kleinhans N, Sugar C, Webb S, Shic F, McPartland J, Trials A. Spatiotemporal Eye Movement Dynamics Reveal Altered Face Prioritization in Early Visual Processing Among Autistic Children. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience And Neuroimaging 2024 PMID: 39237004, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2024.08.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReduced social attentionEye movement patternsSocial attentionVisual processingLongitudinal time pointsClinical features of autismContext of social perceptionAutism symptom severityFeatures of autismEarly visual processingWell-characterized sampleFace regionSymptom severityNeurotypical childrenAdaptive functioningExploratory patternsSocial difficultiesSocial perceptionAutismAutistic ChildrenFace informationTime pointsAssociated with clinical featuresFace recognitionDecreased likelihood
2023
Comparing Attention to Biological Motion in Autism across Age Groups Using Eye-Tracking
Hochhauser M, Dommer K, Atyabi A, Li B, Ahn Y, Aubertine M, Kim M, Corrigan S, Pelphrey K, Shic F. Comparing Attention to Biological Motion in Autism across Age Groups Using Eye-Tracking. 2023, 1-3. DOI: 10.1145/3588015.3590126.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAutism spectrum disorderNon-biological motionLocal motion cuesAttentional biasesBiological motionTD childrenDevelopmental advancesSpectrum disorderMotion cuesEye movementsOlder childrenChildrenPotential avenuesYounger groupFigure headBiasesMethodological analysisAutismCuesAge groupsDisordersAttentionDisplay
2020
Selection of Eye-Tracking Stimuli for Prediction by Sparsely Grouped Input Variables for Neural Networks: towards Biomarker Refinement for Autism
Li B, Barney E, Hudac C, Nuechterlein N, Ventola P, Shapiro L, Shic F. Selection of Eye-Tracking Stimuli for Prediction by Sparsely Grouped Input Variables for Neural Networks: towards Biomarker Refinement for Autism. 2020, 1-8. DOI: 10.1145/3379155.3391334.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAutism spectrum disorderEye trackingDifferent stimulus presentationsStimulus presentationIndividual stimuliSpectrum disorderExperimental stimuliExperimental paradigmLevel of stimulusGroup discriminationStimuliPsychiatric conditionsIndividual variablesNeural networkOutcome variablesAutismWordsVariablesIntentionDiagnostic processLarge-scale effortsParadigmChildrenNumber of variablesDiscrimination
2018
Social Influences on Executive Functioning in Autism
Li B, Atyabi A, Kim M, Barney E, Ahn A, Luo Y, Aubertine M, Corrigan S, St. John T, Wang Q, Mademtzi M, Best M, Shic F. Social Influences on Executive Functioning in Autism. 2018, 1-13. DOI: 10.1145/3173574.3174017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchShort-term memoryEF skillsExecutive functionAutism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) focusCognitive information processingChildren’s EF skillsDiagnostic group differencesNonsocial stimuliCognitive flexibilityExecutive functioningInhibition cuesEF deficitsInhibitory controlMobile gamesSocial influenceInformation processingDisorder focusASDBehavioral biomarkersAutismMemorySkillsChildrenGameIQ
2015
Potential Clinical Impact of Positive Affect in Robot Interactions for Autism Intervention
Kim E, Daniell C, Makar C, Elia J, Scassellati B, Shic F. Potential Clinical Impact of Positive Affect in Robot Interactions for Autism Intervention. 2015, 8-13. DOI: 10.1109/acii.2015.7344544.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPositive affectAutism interventionRobot interactionGreater autism severityLower nonverbal IQAutism spectrum disorderSchool-aged childrenEnjoyment of activitiesNonverbal IQAutism severityAffect domainSpectrum disorderTriadic interactionsLarge group studiesConversational interactionAffectRobot supportInteractive technologiesInterventionChildrenIQAutismEnjoymentGroup studyRobot
2012
Social Robots as Embedded Reinforcers of Social Behavior in Children with Autism
Kim ES, Berkovits LD, Bernier EP, Leyzberg D, Shic F, Paul R, Scassellati B. Social Robots as Embedded Reinforcers of Social Behavior in Children with Autism. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2012, 43: 1038-1049. PMID: 23111617, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1645-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial robotsAdult confederateSocial human-robot interactionSocial behaviorInteraction partnersAutism spectrum disorderHuman-robot interactionSocial skillsSpectrum disorderMore speechCommunication therapySocial interactionComputer gamesRobotAutismConfederateReinforcersChildrenIntrinsic reinforcersAdult humansPartnersSpeechSkillsLarge demonstrationsMotivators
2010
Limited activity monitoring in toddlers with autism spectrum disorder
Shic F, Bradshaw J, Klin A, Scassellati B, Chawarska K. Limited activity monitoring in toddlers with autism spectrum disorder. Brain Research 2010, 1380: 246-254. PMID: 21129365, PMCID: PMC3050079, DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.11.074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderTypical developmentSpectrum disorderAdult–child play interactionsGreater autism severityAutism severityObservational learningDevelopmental delayPlay interactionsCognitive deficitsDevelopmental progressionPeople's headsToddlersSocial activitiesFuture avenuesLess attentionBackground objectsAutismDisordersDeficitsLearningAttentionPeopleObjectsContext
2008
Autism, Eye-Tracking, Entropy
Shic F, Chawarska K, Bradshaw J, Scassellati B. Autism, Eye-Tracking, Entropy. 2008, 73-78. DOI: 10.1109/devlrn.2008.4640808.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchScanning patternsAutism spectrum disorderDifferent developmental trajectoriesYear old toddlersGroup of childrenSpectrum disorderFine attentionDevelopmental trajectoriesOlder toddlersEye trackingDifferential patternsStatic imagesRobust measureChildrenAttentionFaceAutismMeasuresToddlersDisordersImplicationsPatterns
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