Visual fixation patterns during reciprocal social interaction distinguish a subgroup of 6-month-old infants at-risk for autism from comparison infants

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 108-121

  Merin, Noah ^a   Young, Gregory S ^a   Ozonoff, Sally ^a   Rogers, Sally J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Eye Mouth Index (EMI); Face perception; High risk infants; Siblings; Still Face paradigm; Visual fixation patterns

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE FIXATION; EYE TRACKING; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; GAZE; HIGH RISK INFANT; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIALIZATION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

AFFECT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; FIXATION, OCULAR; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PHENOTYPE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SMILING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33846692953     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-006-0342-4     Document Type: Article

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