Quicker Exogenous Orienting and Slower Endogenous Orienting in Autistic People
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| Title: | Quicker Exogenous Orienting and Slower Endogenous Orienting in Autistic People |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Shuting Li (ORCID |
| Source: | Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 2025 55(4):1495-1509. |
| Availability: | Springer. Available from: Springer Nature. One New York Plaza, Suite 4600, New York, NY 10004. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-460-1700; e-mail: customerservice@springernature.com; Web site: https://link.springer.com/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 15 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Children, Adolescents, Adults, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Attention Control, Attention Span, Shift Studies, Discrimination Learning, Anxiety, Age Differences, Gender Differences, Reaction Time, Cues, Eye Movements, Orientation, Neuropsychology, Motivation Techniques |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10803-024-06311-8 |
| ISSN: | 0162-3257 1573-3432 |
| Abstract: | Research is equivocal on whether attention orienting is atypical in autism. This study investigated two types of attention orienting in autistic people and accounted for the potential confounders of alerting level, co-occurring symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and anxiety, age, and sex. Twenty-seven autistic participants (14 males; 9-43 years) and 22 age- and sex-matched non-autistic participants (13 males; 9-42 years) completed the exogenous and endogenous Posner tasks. Response time and pupillometric data were recorded. Autistic participants were faster at orienting attention to valid cues in the exogenous task and slower at disengaging from invalid cues in the endogenous task compared to non-autistic participants. With increasing age, autistic participants showed faster exogenous and endogenous orienting, whereas non-autistic participants showed faster exogenous orienting but stable speed of endogenous orienting. Higher ADHD symptoms were associated with slower exogenous orienting in both groups, whereas higher anxiety symptoms were associated with faster exogenous orienting only in autistic participants. No group differences were noted for alerting levels, sex, or pupillary responses. This study provides new evidence of superior exogenous orienting and inefficient endogenous orienting in autistic people and suggests that age and co-occurring symptoms are important to consider when assessing attention orienting in autism. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Notes: | https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/NGQT2 |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1464243 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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