2020
Attend Less, Fear More: Elevated Distress to Social Threat in Toddlers With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Macari SL, Vernetti A, Chawarska K. Attend Less, Fear More: Elevated Distress to Social Threat in Toddlers With Autism Spectrum Disorder. Autism Research 2020, 14: 1025-1036. PMID: 33283976, PMCID: PMC7772932, DOI: 10.1002/aur.2448.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism symptom severitySocial threatEmotional reactivityNegative emotional responsesER strategiesAmbiguous threatThreat valueEmotional responsesSocial situationsAutism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-2Potential social threatEmotion regulation strategiesER strategy useDifferential emotional reactivitySymptom severityMechanisms of changeIntensity of distressNonsocial stimuliNonsocial threatAttentional salienceTD toddlersEmotional salienceAutism phenotypeAutism severityRegulation strategiesAtypical Value-Driven Selective Attention in Young Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Wang Q, Chang J, Chawarska K. Atypical Value-Driven Selective Attention in Young Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder. JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e204928. PMID: 32374399, PMCID: PMC7203607, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.4928.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderNonsocial stimuliSelective attentionTypical developmentSocial stimuliValue learningNonsocial domainsNonverbal IQSpectrum disorderSocial domainsValue-driven attentionDevelopmental delaySimilar chronological ageNonsocial objectsAttentional priorityMore effective interventionsPreferential attentionASD groupAutism symptomsAutism severityTD groupVerbal IQTest phasePreschoolersIQ
2010
Brief Report: Face-Specific Recognition Deficits in Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Bradshaw J, Shic F, Chawarska K. Brief Report: Face-Specific Recognition Deficits in Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2010, 41: 1429-1435. PMID: 21373955, PMCID: PMC4871156, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-010-1150-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderNonsocial stimuliSpectrum disorderYoung childrenRecognition of facesFace recognitionRecognition deficitsTD controlsNovel objectsSpecific impairmentComparison paradigmSimple objectsChildrenStimuliRecognitionEyetrackingDisordersObjectsDeficitsImpairmentParadigmFaceEvidenceFindingsAbility