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Characteristics of Visual Fixation in Chinese Children with Autism during Face-to-Face Conversations

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Title: Characteristics of Visual Fixation in Chinese Children with Autism during Face-to-Face Conversations
Language: English
Authors: Zhao, Zhong, Tang, Haiming, Zhang, Xiaobin, Zhu, Zhipeng, Xing, Jiayi, Li, Wenzhou, Tao, Da, Qu, Xingda, Lu, Jianping
Source: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Feb 2023 53(2):746-758.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 13
Publication Date: 2023
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Tests/Questionnaires
Descriptors: Children, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Attention, Eye Movements, Interpersonal Communication, Foreign Countries, Human Body
Geographic Terms: China
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-021-04985-y
ISSN: 0162-3257
1573-3432
Abstract: Few eye tracking studies have examined how people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) visually attend during live interpersonal interaction, and none with the Chinese population. This study used an eye tracker to record the gaze behavior in 20 Chinese children with ASD and 23 children with typical development (TD) when they were engaged in a structured conversation. Results demonstrated that children with ASD looked significantly less at the interlocutor's mouth and whole-face, and more at background. Additionally, gaze behavior was found to vary with the conversational topic. Given the great variability in eye tracking findings in existing literature, future explorations might consider investigating how fundamental factors (i.e., participant's characteristics, tasks, and context) influence the gaze behavior in people with ASD.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2023
Accession Number: EJ1368672
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Few eye tracking studies have examined how people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) visually attend during live interpersonal interaction, and none with the Chinese population. This study used an eye tracker to record the gaze behavior in 20 Chinese children with ASD and 23 children with typical development (TD) when they were engaged in a structured conversation. Results demonstrated that children with ASD looked significantly less at the interlocutor's mouth and whole-face, and more at background. Additionally, gaze behavior was found to vary with the conversational topic. Given the great variability in eye tracking findings in existing literature, future explorations might consider investigating how fundamental factors (i.e., participant's characteristics, tasks, and context) influence the gaze behavior in people with ASD.
ISSN:0162-3257
1573-3432
DOI:10.1007/s10803-021-04985-y