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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

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01-04-2011 | Original Paper

Detecting Social and Non-Social Changes in Natural Scenes: Performance of Children with and Without Autism Spectrum Disorders and Typical Adults

Auteurs: Bhavin R. Sheth, James Liu, Olayemi Olagbaju, Larry Varghese, Rosleen Mansour, Stacy Reddoch, Deborah A. Pearson, Katherine A. Loveland

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 4/2011

Abstract

We probed differences in the ability to detect and interpret social cues in adults and in children and young adolescents with and without autism spectrum disorders (ASD) by investigating the effect of various social and non-social contexts on the visual exploration of pictures of natural scenes. Children and adolescents relied more on social referencing cues in the scene as compared to adults, and in the presence of such cues, were less able to use other kinds of cues. Typically developing children and adolescents were no better than those with ASD at detecting changes within the various social contexts. Results suggest children and adolescents with ASD use relevant social cues while searching a scene just as typical children do.

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Titel: Detecting Social and Non-Social Changes in Natural Scenes: Performance of Children with and Without Autism Spectrum Disorders and Typical Adults
Auteurs: Bhavin R. Sheth
James Liu
Olayemi Olagbaju
Larry Varghese
Rosleen Mansour
Stacy Reddoch
Deborah A. Pearson
Katherine A. Loveland
Publicatiedatum: 01-04-2011
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 4/2011
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-010-1062-3

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