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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

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01-09-2011 | Original paper

Attention to Faces in Williams Syndrome

Auteurs: Deborah M. Riby, Nicola Jones, Philippa H. Brown, Lucy J. Robinson, Stephen R. H. Langton, Vicki Bruce, Leigh M. Riby

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 9/2011

Abstract

Williams syndrome (WS) is associated with distinct social behaviours. One component of the WS social phenotype is atypically prolonged face fixation. This behaviour co-exists with attention difficulties. Attention is multi-faceted and may impact on gaze behaviour in several ways. Four experiments assessed (i) attention capture by faces, (ii) interference from facial stimuli, (iii) face bias, and (iv) attention disengagement. Individuals with WS were compared to typically developing participants of comparable nonverbal ability and chronological age. The first three experiments revealed no atypicality of attention to faces in WS. However, in experiment 4 there was a suggestion that individuals with WS (compared to those developing typically) found it much more time consuming to disengage from faces than objects. The results are discussed in terms of attention abnormalities and possible face disengagement difficulties in WS.

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Titel: Attention to Faces in Williams Syndrome
Auteurs: Deborah M. Riby
Nicola Jones
Philippa H. Brown
Lucy J. Robinson
Stephen R. H. Langton
Vicki Bruce
Leigh M. Riby
Publicatiedatum: 01-09-2011
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 9/2011
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-010-1141-5

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