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Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 2/2009

01-02-2009 | Brief Report

Brief Report: Eye-Movement Patterns During an Embedded Figures Test in Children with ASD

Auteurs: Brandon Keehn, Laurie A. Brenner, Aurora I. Ramos, Alan J. Lincoln, Sandra P. Marshall, Ralph-Axel Müller

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 2/2009

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Abstract

The present study examined fixation frequency and duration during an Embedded Figures Test (EFT) in an effort to better understand the attentional and perceptual processes by which individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) achieve accelerated EFT performance. In particular, we aimed to elucidate differences in the patterns of eye-movement in ASD and typically developing (TD) children, thus providing evidence relevant to the competing theories of weak central coherence (WCC) and enhanced perceptual functioning. Consistent with prior EFT studies, we found accelerated response time (RT) in children with ASD. No group differences were seen for fixation frequency, but the ASD group made significantly shorter fixations compared to the TD group. Eye-movement results indicate that RT advantage in ASD is related to both WCC and enhanced perceptual functioning.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Brief Report: Eye-Movement Patterns During an Embedded Figures Test in Children with ASD
Auteurs
Brandon Keehn
Laurie A. Brenner
Aurora I. Ramos
Alan J. Lincoln
Sandra P. Marshall
Ralph-Axel Müller
Publicatiedatum
01-02-2009
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 2/2009
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-008-0608-0

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