Social attention and autism symptoms in high functioning women with autism spectrum disorders
| Autor: | Mieke P. Ketelaars, Anne In’t Velt, Hanna Swaab, Audrey Mol, Sophie van Rijn, F. Fenne Bodrij |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Time Factors genetic structures Autism Spectrum Disorder Statistics as Topic Social attention Clinical manifestation Fixation Ocular Neuropsychological Tests behavioral disciplines and activities High functioning ASD Severity of Illness Index Developmental psychology 03 medical and health sciences Social Responsiveness Scale 0302 clinical medicine mental disorders Developmental and Educational Psychology medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Women Hyperfocus Social Behavior 05 social sciences Middle Aged medicine.disease Clinical Psychology Fixation duration Fixation (visual) Visual patterns Autism symptoms Autism Female Psychology 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Photic Stimulation 050104 developmental & child psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Research in developmental disabilities. 64 |
| ISSN: | 1873-3379 |
| Popis: | Background Research has suggested a different, less visible, clinical manifestation of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) in females. There is, however, limited research into possible underlying mechanisms explaining the female phenotype. Aims This study investigates social attention in females with ASD. Methods and procedures 26 women diagnosed with ASD and 26 typical female controls were shown three video clips containing intense emotions. Social attention was assessed by measuring eye fixation patterns during the video clips. Autism symptoms were assessed using the informant reported Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS). Outcome and results Results show normal time to first fixation to the face, but lower fixation duration to the face in women with ASD. Analyzing the visual patterns further, there were similar impairments in fixation to mouth, eyes and other facial areas. Relating social attention to autism symptoms revealed several significant correlations within the ASD group. Conclusions and implications Women with ASD show abnormalities in social attention and these abnormalities are related to level of autism symptoms. In contrast to other studies which investigate male dominated ASD samples, a hyperfocus to the mouth area could not be found. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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