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Eye Tracking Young Children with Autism
Published on: March 27, 2012
Measuring gaze of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders in naturalistic interactions
Basilio Noris1, Mandy Barker, Jacqueline Nadel
1Learning Algorithms and Systems Laboratory, Ecole Polytechnique Fdrale de Lausanne, Switzerland. basilio.noris@epfl.ch
Abstract:
In this paper, we report on a study on gaze behavior by children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) during a dyadic interaction in a naturalistic environment. Twelve children with ASD were contrasted to twelve typically developing (TD) children, in a semi-structured interaction with a selection of items from the Early Social Communication Scale (ESCS). We used the WearCam, a novel head-mounted eye-tracker designed for children, to obtain gaze information across the broad field of view from the viewpoint of the child. Children with ASD looked downwards more often, and explored their lateral field of view more extensively compared to TD children. We discuss a number of hypotheses in support of these observations.
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