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A Familiarization Protocol Facilitates the Participation of Children with ASD in Electrophysiological Research
Published on: July 31, 2017
Simulating social interaction to address deficits of autistic spectrum disorder in children
Cheryl Y Trepagnier1, Marc M Sebrechts, Andreas Finkelmeyer
1Department of Psychology, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC 20064, USA. trepagnier@CUA.edu
Abstract:
Autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) is diagnosed on the basis of impairment in reciprocal social interaction and language, and rigidity of behavior. This brief paper describes the development of an experimental intervention for preschool children newly diagnosed with ASD. The rationale for this intervention is the hypothesis that failure to attend to social cues in very early life, of itself, may bear a large share of responsibility for core social and communicative deficits. The intervention, therefore, uses eye-tracking to monitor and trigger rewards for attention to facial expression and direction of gaze.
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