Affiliation:
1. Autism Research Centre, Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital and Department of Pediatrics University of Alberta Edmonton Alberta Canada
2. IWK Health Centre and Departments of Pediatrics and Psychology and Neuroscience Dalhousie University Halifax Nova Scotia Canada
3. Bloorview Research Institute and Department of Pediatrics University of Toronto Toronto Ontario Canada
4. Department of Psychological Sciences University of East London London UK
Abstract
AbstractThe 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.
Funder
Azrieli Foundation
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Fondation Brain Canada
Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation
Subject
Genetics (clinical),Neurology (clinical),General Neuroscience
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