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ERIC Number: EJ1382169
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Jul
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3257
EISSN: EISSN-1573-3432
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Williams Syndrome: Reduced Orienting to Other's Eyes in a Hypersocial Phenotype
Kleberg, Johan Lundin; Riby, Deborah; Fawcett, Christine; Björlin Avdic, Hanna; Frick, Matilda A.; Brocki, Karin C.; Högström, Jens; Serlachius, Eva; Nordgren, Ann; Willfors, Charlotte
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v53 n7 p2786-2797 Jul 2023
Williams syndrome (WS) is a rare genetic condition associated with high sociability, intellectual disability, and social cognitive challenges. Attention to others' eyes is crucial for social understanding. Orienting to, and from other's eyes was studied in WS (n = 37, mean age = 23, age range 9-53). The WS group was compared to a typically developing comparison participants (n = 167) in stratified age groups from infancy to adulthood. Typically developing children and adults were quicker and more likely to orient to eyes than the mouth. This bias was absent in WS. The WS group had reduced peak saccadic velocities, indicating hypo-arousal. The current study indicates reduced orienting to others' eyes in WS, which may affect social interaction skills.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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