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
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