2022
Attention to audiovisual speech does not facilitate language acquisition in infants with familial history of autism
Chawarska K, Lewkowicz D, Feiner H, Macari S, Vernetti A. Attention to audiovisual speech does not facilitate language acquisition in infants with familial history of autism. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2022, 63: 1466-1476. PMID: 35244219, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.13595.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExpressive language scoresLanguage outcomesAudiovisual cuesSpeaker's faceLanguage scoresLanguage acquisitionLanguage delayBetter language outcomesSiblings of childrenFamilial riskLow familial riskPoor language outcomesLow-risk infantsAudiovisual speechIntact attentionSpeech cuesHigh familial riskPromising endophenotypeASD diagnosisSpeech processingCuesHigh-risk infantsAutismASDFace
2015
Multilevel Differences in Spontaneous Social Attention in Toddlers With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Chawarska K, Ye S, Shic F, Chen L. Multilevel Differences in Spontaneous Social Attention in Toddlers With Autism Spectrum Disorder. Child Development 2015, 87: 543-557. PMID: 26682668, PMCID: PMC5460372, DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12473.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderSocial attentionSpectrum disorderContext-specific constructsGaze behaviorSecondary deficitsSocial scenesBehavioral relevanceSocial informationAtypical targetsSocial partnersReward circuitryIndividual varianceMultilevel differencesLatent structureSocial featuresEarly disruptionConstructsAttentionProcessingASDDisordersToddlersDeficitsCircuitry
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
2011
Early-Emerging Social Adaptive Skills in Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorders: An Item Analysis
Ventola P, Saulnier CA, Steinberg E, Chawarska K, Klin A. Early-Emerging Social Adaptive Skills in Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorders: An Item Analysis. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2011, 44: 283-293. PMID: 21567256, PMCID: PMC7311046, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-011-1278-x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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