Effects of labeling and pointing on object gaze in boys with fragile X syndrome: An eye-tracking study

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2658-2672

  Benjamin, David P ^a,b   Mastergeorge, Ann M ^c   McDuffie, Andrea S ^a,b   Kover, Sara T ^d   Hagerman, Randi J ^a,b   Abbeduto, Leonard ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Eye tracking; Fragile X syndrome; Word learning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRACTIBILITY; EYE TRACKING; FACE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GAZE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MALE; SOCIAL LEARNING; VISUAL STIMULATION; ASSOCIATION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; EYE FIXATION; LEARNING; OCULOGRAPHY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VISION;

ATTENTION; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CUES; EYE MOVEMENT MEASUREMENTS; FIXATION, OCULAR; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84904748789     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2014.06.021     Document Type: Article

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