Comparative strengths and challenges on face-to-face and computer-based attention tasks in autistic and neurotypical toddlers.
attention
autistic disorder
child
computers
joint attention
Journal
Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research
ISSN: 1939-3806
Titre abrégé: Autism Res
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101461858
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
08 2023
08 2023
Historique:
received:
10
03
2023
accepted:
27
06
2023
medline:
24
8
2023
pubmed:
14
7
2023
entrez:
14
7
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The objectives were to compare patterns of visual attention in toddlers diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as compared to their sex- and age-matched neurotypical (NT) peers. Participants included 23 toddlers with ASD and 19 NT toddlers (mean age: 25.52 versus 25.21 months, respectively) assessed using computerized tasks to measure sustained attention, disengaging attention, and cognitive control, as well as an in-person task to assess joint attention. Toddlers in the ASD group showed increased looking durations on the sustained attention task, as well as reduced frequencies of responding to and initiating joint attention compared to NT peers, but showed no differences on tasks of disengaging attention and cognitive control. The results suggest that toddlers with ASD have attentional strengths that may provide a foundation for building attention, communicative, and ultimately, academic skills.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1501-1511Subventions
Organisme : CIHR
Pays : Canada
Informations de copyright
© 2023 The Authors. Autism Research published by International Society for Autism Research and Wiley Periodicals LLC.
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