Oculomotor Behavior in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
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| Title: | Oculomotor Behavior in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Caldani, Simona (ORCID |
| Source: | Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice. Apr 2020 24(3):670-679. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 10 |
| Publication Date: | 2020 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Psychomotor Skills, Eye Movements, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Comparative Analysis, Matched Groups, Student Attitudes, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Attention Control, Hospitals, Foreign Countries, Observation, Diagnostic Tests, Intelligence Tests, Children, Behavior Patterns |
| Geographic Terms: | France (Paris) |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1362361319882861 |
| ISSN: | 1362-3613 |
| Abstract: | To identify quantitative indicators of social communication dysfunctions, we explored the oculomotor performances in subjects with autism spectrum disorders. Discordant findings in the literature have been reported for oculomotor behavior in subjects with autism spectrum disorders. This study aimed to explore reflexive and voluntary saccadic performance in a group of 32 children with autism spectrum disorders (mean age: 12.1 ± 0.5 years) compared to 32 age-, sex-, and IQ-matched typically developing children (control group). We used different types of reflexive and voluntary saccades: gap, step, overlap, and anti-saccades. Eye movements were recorded using an eye tracker (Mobile EBT®) and we measured latency, percentage of anticipatory and express saccades, errors of anti-saccades and gain. Children with autism spectrum disorders reported similar latency values with respect to typically developing children for reflexive and voluntary saccades; in contrast, they made more express and anticipatory saccades overall, as shown in paradigm testing (gap, step, overlap, and anti-saccades). Our findings support previous evidence of the atypicality of the cortical network, which is involved in saccade triggering and attentional processes in children with autism spectrum disorders. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2020 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1250630 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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