The use of eye-tracking to explore social difficulties in cognitively able students with autism spectrum disorder: A pilot investigation

Autism

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 868-873

  Hanley, Mary ^a   Riby, Debbie M ^a   Carty, Clare ^b   Melaugh McAteer, Annie ^b   Kennedy, Andrew ^b   McPhillips, Martin ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

autism spectrum disorders; eye tracking; high functioning; social attention; social awareness; social interaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AWARENESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; EYE TRACKING; FEMALE; GAZE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL STATUS; STUDENT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; EYE MOVEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; OCULOGRAPHY; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EYE MOVEMENT MEASUREMENTS; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84942080000     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361315580767     Document Type: Article

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