| Literature DB >> 28070783 |
Sarah R Edmunds1, Agata Rozga2, Yin Li2, Elizabeth A Karp3, Lisa V Ibanez3, James M Rehg2, Wendy L Stone3.
Abstract
Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) show reduced gaze to social partners. Eye contact during live interactions is often measured using stationary cameras that capture various views of the child, but determining a child's precise gaze target within another's face is nearly impossible. This study compared eye gaze coding derived from stationary cameras to coding derived from a "point-of-view" (PoV) camera on the social partner. Interobserver agreement for gaze targets was higher using PoV cameras relative to stationary cameras. PoV camera codes, but not stationary cameras codes, revealed a difference between gaze targets of children with ASD and typically developing children. PoV cameras may provide a more sensitive method for measuring eye contact in children with ASD during live interactions.Entities:
Keywords: Autism; Behavioral coding; Eye gaze; Measurement; Social interaction
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28070783 DOI: 10.1007/s10803-016-3002-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Autism Dev Disord ISSN: 0162-3257