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Peer reviewedTantam, Digby; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1993
Two experiments evaluated the social interactions of 15 Asperger-type autistic subjects with either normal or schizoid control subjects. Asperger subjects tended to avoid gazing at the interviewer when the interviewer was talking. Results suggest that a lifelong absence of gaze response to social clues including speech may explain some features of…
Descriptors: Adults, Asperger Syndrome, Autism, Behavior Patterns
