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ArticleMolecular autism2020

Developmental changes in attention to social information from childhood to adolescence in autism spectrum disorders: a comparative study.

Toru Fujioka, Kenji J Tsuchiya, Manabu Saito, Yoshiyuki Hirano, Muneaki Matsuo, Mitsuru Kikuchi, Yoshihiro Maegaki, Damee Choi, Sumi Kato, Tokiko Yoshida and 10 more

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Article in Molecular autism, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 54 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

20 authors at 12 institutions in 1 country.

Toru FujiokaDepartment of Science of Human Development, Humanities and Social Science, Faculty of Education, University of Fukui, Fukui, Fukui, Japan.
Kenji J TsuchiyaDepartment of Child Development, United Graduate School of Child Development, Osaka University, Kanazawa University, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Chiba University, and University of Fukui, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
Manabu SaitoDepartment of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan.
Yoshiyuki HiranoDepartment of Child Development, United Graduate School of Child Development, Osaka University, Kanazawa University, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Chiba University, and University of Fukui, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
Muneaki MatsuoDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Saga, Japan.
Mitsuru KikuchiDepartment of Child Development, United Graduate School of Child Development, Osaka University, Kanazawa University, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Chiba University, and University of Fukui, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
Yoshihiro MaegakiDivision of Child Neurology, Department of Brain and Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Yonago, Tottori, Japan.
Damee ChoiDepartment of Child Development, United Graduate School of Child Development, Osaka University, Kanazawa University, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Chiba University, and University of Fukui, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
Sumi KatoDepartment of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan.
Tokiko YoshidaResearch Center for Child Mental Development, Chiba University, Chiba, Chiba, Japan.
Yuko YoshimuraInstitute of Human and Social Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan.
Sawako OobaTottori University Hospital, Yonago, Tottori, Japan.
Yoshifumi MizunoDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychological Medicine, University of Fukui Hospital, Eiheiji, Fukui, Japan.
Shinichiro TakiguchiDepartment of Child Development, United Graduate School of Child Development, Osaka University, Kanazawa University, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Chiba University, and University of Fukui, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
Hideo MatsuzakiResearch Center for Child Mental Development, University of Fukui, Eiheiji, Fukui, Japan.
Akemi TomodaResearch Center for Child Mental Development, University of Fukui, Eiheiji, Fukui, Japan.
Katsuyuki ShudoDevelopment Center, Healthcare Business Division, JVCKENWOOD Corporation, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
Masaru NinomiyaDevelopment Center, Healthcare Business Division, JVCKENWOOD Corporation, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
Taiichi KatayamaDepartment of Child Development, United Graduate School of Child Development, Osaka University, Kanazawa University, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Chiba University, and University of Fukui, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
Hirotaka KosakaResearch Center for Child Mental Development, University of Fukui, Eiheiji, Fukui, Japan. hirotaka@u-fukui.ac.jp.
Hamamatsu University School of Medicine · JPOsaka University · JPHirosaki University · JPJVC Kenwood (Japan) · JPCenter for Forensic Mental Health, Chiba University · JPChiba University · JPKanazawa University · JPSaga University · JPTottori University · JPTottori University Hospital · JPUniversity of Fukui · JPUniversity of Fukui Hospital · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundElucidating developmental changes in the symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is important to support individuals with ASD. However, no report has clarified the developmental changes in attention to social information for a broad age range. The aim of this study was to investigate the developmental changes in attention to social information from early childhood to adolescence in individuals with ASD and typically developed (TD) children.

methodsWe recruited children with ASD (n = 83) and TD participants (n = 307) between 2 and 18 years of age. Using the all-in-one-eye-tracking system, Gazefinder, we measured the percentage fixation time allocated to areas of interest (AoIs) depicted in movies (the eyes and mouth in movies of a human face with/without mouth motion, upright and inverted biological motion in movies showing these stimuli simultaneously, people and geometry in preference paradigm movies showing these stimuli simultaneously, and objects with/without finger-pointing in a movie showing a woman pointing toward an object). We conducted a three-way analysis of variance, 2 (diagnosis: ASD and TD) by 2 (sex: male and female) by 3 (age group: 0-5, 6-11, and 12-18 years) and locally weighted the scatterplot smoothing (LOESS) regression curve on each AoI.

resultsIn the face stimuli, the percentage fixation time to the eye region for the TD group increased with age, whereas the one for the ASD group did not. In the ASD group, the LOESS curves of the gaze ratios at the eye region increased up to approximately 10 years of age and thereafter tended to decrease. For the percentage fixation time to the people region in the preference paradigm, the ASD group gazed more briefly at people than did the TD group. LIMITATIONS: It is possible that due to the cross-sectional design, the degree of severity and of social interest might have differed according to the subjects' age.

conclusionsThere may be qualitative differences in abnormal eye contact in ASD between individuals in early childhood and those older than 10 years.

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AttentionFixation, OcularAdolescentAutism Spectrum DisorderChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansMaleSocial BehaviorAutism spectrum disorderDevelopmental changeEye-trackingSocial information

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