EFFECTS OF AGE AND COMMUNICATION LEVEL ON EYE CONTACT IN FRAGILE-X MALES AND NON-FRAGILE-X AUTISTIC MALES

被引:70
作者
COHEN, IL [1 ]
VIETZE, PM [1 ]
SUDHALTER, V [1 ]
JENKINS, EC [1 ]
BROWN, WT [1 ]
机构
[1] CORNELL UNIV, N SHORE UNIV HOSP, COLL MED, MANHASSET, NY 11030 USA
来源
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS | 1991年 / 38卷 / 2-3期
关键词
FRAGILE-X; AUTISTIC DISORDER; DYADIC SOCIAL GAZE; EYE CONTACT;
D O I
10.1002/ajmg.1320380271
中图分类号
Q3 [遗传学];
学科分类号
071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
Dyadic social gaze and eye contact were examined in fragile X [fra(X)] males and in non-fra(X) autistic males as a function of age and level of communicative ability. Lag sequential analysis showed that responsive eye contact was highly correlated with age and communicative ability in non-fra(X) autistic males but not in fra(X) males. Older, more communicative non-fra(X) autistic males exhibited more responsive eye contact than their fra(X) cohorts. Implications of these observations for theory and intervention are discussed.
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页码:498 / 502
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