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Eye Contact Modulates Cognitive Processing Differently in Children with Autism
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Falck-Ytter, Terje; Carlström, Christoffer; Johansson, Martin – Child Development, 2015
In humans, effortful cognitive processing frequently takes place during social interaction, with eye contact being an important component. This study shows that the effect of eye contact on memory for nonsocial information is different in children with typical development than in children with autism, a disorder of social communication. Direct…
Descriptors: Autism, Nonverbal Communication, Eye Movements, Cognitive Processes
Gaze Following, Gaze Reading, and Word Learning in Children at Risk for Autism
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Gliga, Teodora; Elsabbagh, Mayada; Hudry, Kristelle; Charman, Tony; Johnson, Mark H. – Child Development, 2012
This study investigated gaze-following abilities as a prerequisite for word learning, in a population expected to manifest a wide range of social and communicative skills--children with a family history of autism. Fifty-three 3-year-olds with or without a family history of autism took part in a televised word-learning task. Using an eye-tracker to…
Descriptors: Nonverbal Communication, Autism, Eye Movements, Language Acquisition
Faces Do Not Capture Special Attention in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Change Blindness Study
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Kikuchi, Yukiko; Senju, Atsushi; Tojo, Yoshikuni; Osanai, Hiroo; Hasegawa, Toshikazu – Child Development, 2009
Two experiments investigated attention of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to faces and objects. In both experiments, children (7- to 15-year-olds) detected the difference between 2 visual scenes. Results in Experiment 1 revealed that typically developing children (n = 16) detected the change in faces faster than in objects, whereas…
Descriptors: Autism, Human Body, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Attention
Inferring Attributes of a Situation from the Facial Expressions of Peers.
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Abramovitch, Rona; Daly, Eleanor M. – Child Development, 1979
Assesses the ability of four-year-old children to judge certain social situations from the facial expressions of peers. The children were presented with soundless videotapes of the face and upper torso of classmates and unknown peers interacting with peers and adults who were strange or familiar. (JMB)
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Interpersonal Competence, Nonverbal Communication, Peer Groups
Nonverbal Communication Skills in Down Syndrome Children.
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Mundy, Peter; And Others – Child Development, 1988
Examines the nonverbal communication competence of 18- to 48-month-old Down Syndrome children. Results indicate that Downs children display strengths and weaknesses in nonverbal communication skills. Further, results suggest a deficit in expressive language is associated with a deficit in nonverbal requesting skill that had developed earlier among…
Descriptors: Downs Syndrome, Emotional Response, Facial Expressions, Infant Behavior
Otitis Media and the Social Behavior of Day-Care-Attending Children.
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Vernon-Feagans, Lynne; And Others – Child Development, 1996
Examined the relationship between early otitis media in children attending day care and children's subsequent behavior in the day care classroom when they were well. Found that day care children with chronic otitis media in the first three years of life play alone more often and have fewer verbal interactions with peers than nonchronic children.…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Day Care, Developmental Stages, Hearing Impairments