Do faces capture the attention of individuals with Williams syndrome or autism? Evidence from tracking eye movements

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 421-431

  Riby, Deborah M ^a   Hancock, Peter J B ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism; Face perception; Social cognition; Williams syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE TRACKING; FEMALE; GAZE; HUMAN; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; EYE MOVEMENTS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; FIXATION, OCULAR; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL PERCEPTION; WILLIAMS SYNDROME;

EID: 59849097568     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-008-0641-z     Document Type: Article

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