Autonomic arousal to direct gaze correlates with social impairments among children with ASD

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1917-1927

  Kaartinen, Miia ^a   Puura, Kaija ^a   Mäkelä, Tiina ^b   Rannisto, Mervi ^b   Lemponen, Riina ^b   Helminen, Mika ^b,c   Salmelin, Raili ^a,b   Himanen, Sari Leena ^a   Hietanen, Jari K ^b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c PIRKANMAA HOSPITAL DISTRICT   (Finland)

Author keywords

Autism; Eye contact; Gaze; Skin conductance; Social skills

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAZE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL DISABILITY;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; AROUSAL; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; MALE; REACTION TIME; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84866740288     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-011-1435-2     Document Type: Article

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