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Brief Report: Does Eye Contact Induce Contagious Yawning in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder?

Auteurs: Atsushi Senju, Yukiko Kikuchi, Hironori Akechi, Toshikazu Hasegawa, Yoshikuni Tojo, Hiroo Osanai

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 11/2009

Abstract

Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) reportedly fail to show contagious yawning, but the mechanism underlying the lack of contagious yawning is still unclear. The current study examined whether instructed fixation on the eyes modulates contagious yawning in ASD. Thirty-one children with ASD, as well as 31 age-matched typically developing (TD) children, observed video clips of either yawning or control mouth movements. Participants were instructed to fixate to the eyes of the face stimuli. Following instructed fixation on the eyes, both TD children and children with ASD yawned equally frequently in response to yawning stimuli. Current results suggest that contagious yawning could occur in ASD under an experimental condition in which they are instructed to fixate on the yawning eyes.

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Titel: Brief Report: Does Eye Contact Induce Contagious Yawning in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder?
Auteurs: Atsushi Senju
Yukiko Kikuchi
Hironori Akechi
Toshikazu Hasegawa
Yoshikuni Tojo
Hiroo Osanai
Publicatiedatum: 01-11-2009
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 11/2009
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-009-0785-5

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