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    J Autism Dev Disord. 2013 Mar;43(3):707-18. doi: 10.1007/s10803-012-1616-7.

    Broad autism phenotype in typically developing children predicts performance on an eye-tracking measure of joint attention.

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    Biopsychology and Behavioral Neuroscience Subprogram in Psychology, The Graduate Center of City University of New York, 365 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10016-4309, USA. mswanson@gc.cuny.edu

    Abstract

    We examined visual attention allocation during a set of social videos that are intended to elicit the coordination of attention with another person, compared to a control condition. Deficits in joint attention are a characteristic of young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Participants included a diverse sample of 50 typically developing school-aged children between 3 and 9 years of age (M = 6:3, SD = 1:8). Results demonstrated that gaze allocation differed significantly between the experimental and control condition. Further, individual differences in gaze allocation were significantly predicted by a parent-report measure evaluating features of the broad autism phenotype. This study contributes to a research program that aims to develop and validate an endophenotype measure of ASD.

    PMID:
    22847297
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