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Summary

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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) impacts narrative skills, particularly causal language use. These narrative and attention differences are also seen in siblings, suggesting a genetic link in autism families.

Keywords:

Autism Broad autism phenotype Eye tracking Narrative Pragmatic language Siblings

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Genetics

Background:

Narrative skills are crucial for social interaction and are often impaired in autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Subtle narrative differences in first-degree relatives suggest a potential genetic influence of ASD-associated genes on language skills.
Understanding these differences across the spectrum of genetic influence is vital.

Purpose of the Study:

To examine narrative ability and visual attention during narration in individuals with ASD and their first-degree relatives.
To investigate how narrative and attentional styles are affected across the spectrum of ASD genetic influence.
To identify specific narrative components and attentional mechanisms linked to ASD and familial risk.

Main Methods:

Utilized a wordless picture book to elicit narratives from participants.
Employed eye-tracking technology to record participants' gaze patterns during narration.
Included diverse groups: autistic individuals, siblings, parents, and controls.

Main Results:

ASD and sibling groups showed similar differences in using causal, cognitive, and affective language.
ASD parents exhibited more subtle differences in causal language use.
Parallel patterns in gaze during narration were observed between ASD and sibling groups.

Conclusions:

Causal language is a key narrative skill affected in ASD and may reflect genetic influences in relatives.
Attentional mechanisms during narration appear similar across ASD families.
Findings highlight the importance of narrative and visual attention in understanding ASD and familial risk.