Brief report: Does eye contact induce contagious yawning in children with autism spectrum disorder?

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1598-1602

  Senju, Atsushi ^a   Kikuchi, Yukiko ^b   Akechi, Hironori ^b   Hasegawa, Toshikazu ^b   Tojo, Yoshikuni ^c   Osanai, Hiroo ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Musashino Higashi Gakuen   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Contagious yawning; Empathy; Eye fixation; Gaze; Yawning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BODY MOVEMENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPATHY; EYE FIXATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; VISUAL STIMULATION; YAWNING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FEMALE; FIXATION, OCULAR; HUMANS; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YAWNING;

EID: 70349941100     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-009-0785-5     Document Type: Article

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