Evidence for impairments in using static line drawings of eye gaze cues to orient visual-spatial attention in children with high functioning autism

Melissa C. Goldberg; Allison J. Mostow; Shaun P. Vecera; Jennifer C.Gidley Larson; Stewart H. Mostofsky; E. Mark Mahone; Martha B. Denckla

doi:10.1007/s10803-007-0506-x

Evidence for impairments in using static line drawings of eye gaze cues to orient visual-spatial attention in children with high functioning autism

Melissa C. Goldberg, Allison J. Mostow, Shaun P. Vecera, Jennifer C.Gidley Larson, Stewart H. Mostofsky, E. Mark Mahone, Martha B. Denckla

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We examined the ability to use static line drawings of eye gaze cues to orient visual-spatial attention in children with high functioning autism (HFA) compared to typically developing children (TD). The task was organized such that on valid trials, gaze cues were directed toward the same spatial location as the appearance of an upcoming target, while on invalid trials gaze cues were directed to an opposite location. Unlike TD children, children with HFA showed no advantage in reaction time (RT) on valid trials compared to invalid trials (i.e., no significant validity effect). The two stimulus onset asynchronies (200 ms, 700 ms) did not differentially affect these findings. The results suggest that children with HFA show impairments in utilizing static line drawings of gaze cues to orient visual-spatial attention.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1405-1413
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Volume	38
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-007-0506-x
State	Published - Sep 2008

Keywords

Attention
Cueing
Eye gaze
High functioning autism
Orienting

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Developmental and Educational Psychology

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Goldberg, M. C., Mostow, A. J., Vecera, S. P., Larson, J. C. G., Mostofsky, S. H., Mahone, E. M., & Denckla, M. B. (2008). Evidence for impairments in using static line drawings of eye gaze cues to orient visual-spatial attention in children with high functioning autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 38(8), 1405-1413. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-007-0506-x

Evidence for impairments in using static line drawings of eye gaze cues to orient visual-spatial attention in children with high functioning autism. / Goldberg, Melissa C.; Mostow, Allison J.; Vecera, Shaun P. et al.
In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Vol. 38, No. 8, 09.2008, p. 1405-1413.

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