scholarly journals Emotional face recognition in male adolescents with autism spectrum disorder or disruptive behavior disorder: an eye-tracking study

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (9) ◽  
pp. 1143-1157 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. C. A. H. Bours ◽  
M. J. Bakker-Huvenaars ◽  
J. Tramper ◽  
N. Bielczyk ◽  
F. Scheepers ◽  
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2012 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 188-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer B. Wagner ◽  
Suzanna B. Hirsch ◽  
Vanessa K. Vogel-Farley ◽  
Elizabeth Redcay ◽  
Charles A. Nelson

2018 ◽  
Vol 50 (5) ◽  
pp. 1822-1826 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zoe Hodgins ◽  
Elizabeth Kelley ◽  
Patricia Kloosterman ◽  
Layla Hall ◽  
Chloe C. Hudson ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 84-93
Author(s):  
Ahmad Delrobaee ◽  
Mehdi Tehrani-Doost ◽  
Mohammadtaghi Joghataei ◽  
Katayoon Razjouyan ◽  
Anahita Khorrami Benaraki ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Sonja G. Werneck-Rohrer ◽  
Theresa M. Lindorfer ◽  
Carolin Waleew ◽  
Julia Philipp ◽  
Karin Prillinger ◽  
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Summary Background This study aims to compare the effects of neurofeedback training on male and female adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Furthermore, it examines sex differences regarding improvements in co-occurring psychopathological symptoms, cognitive flexibility and emotion recognition abilities. The study might provide first hints whether there is an influence of sex on treatment outcomes. Methods Six female and six male adolescents with ASD were matched according to age, IQ and symptom severity. All participants received 24 sessions of electroencephalography-based neurofeedback training. Before and after the intervention, psychological data for measuring co-occurring psychopathological symptoms as well as behavioral data for measuring cognitive flexibility and emotion recognition abilities were recorded. Results Caregivers rated statistically significant higher psychopathological problems in female than in male adolescents with ASD at baseline. Apart from that, no statistically significant sex-related differences were revealed in this sample; however, male adolescents tended to report greater improvements of externalizing, internalizing and total symptoms, whereas females experienced smaller improvements of externalizing and total problems, but no improvements of internalizing problems. Regarding caregivers’ assessments, more improvement of total problems was reported for females. For males, only improvements of internalizing and total problems were described. Conclusion This study reveals preliminary results that sex-related differences might play a role when evaluating treatment outcomes after neurofeedback training regarding comorbid psychopathological symptoms. Adolescents’ self-report and parental assessments, especially concerning psychopathological symptoms, should be combined and considered in future studies to help prevent sex bias in adolescents with ASD.


2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Anne M. P. Michalek ◽  
Jonna Bobzien ◽  
Victor A. Lugo ◽  
Chung Hao Chen ◽  
Ann Bruhn ◽  
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Video social stories are used to facilitate understanding of social situations for adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This study explored the use of eye tracking technology to understand how adolescents with and without ASD visually attend to video social story content and whether visual attention is related to content comprehension. Six adolescents, with and without ASD, viewed a video social story of visiting a dental office. Eye gaze metrics, including fixation duration and count, and visit duration were collected to measure visual attention, and a knowledge assessment was administered for comprehension. Results indicated adolescents with ASD fixated and maintained visual attention at rates lower than peers without ASD. Adolescents with ASD scored higher (M=77.78) than peers without ASD (M=72.22) on the assessment indicating no relationship between eye gaze metrics and knowledge accuracy. Impact and implications of visual image type on frequency and duration of visual attention generated by participants is discussed.


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