Patterns of visual attention to faces and objects in autism spectrum disorder

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 148-157

  McPartland, James C ^h   Webb, Sara Jane ^a,b,c   Keehn, Brandon ^d,e   Dawson, Geraldine ^b,f,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f Autism Speaks Inc   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h NONE

Author keywords

Asperger syndrome; Autism spectrum disorder; Eye tracking; Face perception; Face recognition; Visual attention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMOTION; EYE TRACKING; FACE; FEMALE; GAZE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS; VISION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; EYE MOVEMENT MEASUREMENTS; FACE; FEMALE; FIXATION, OCULAR; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 78751641477     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-010-1033-8     Document Type: Article

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