ArticleChild development2021
Declining Gaze to Faces in Infants Developing Autism Spectrum Disorder: Evidence From Two Independent Cohorts.
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- Neural oscillatory dynamics reveal altered top-down and integrative mechanisms during face processing in autistic children and unaffected siblings of autistic children.Journal of neurodevelopmental disorders · 2026Article
- Sensory-movement underpinnings of lifelong neurodivergence: getting a grip on autism.Frontiers in integrative neuroscience · 2025Article
- Objective Measurement of Social Gaze and Smile Behaviors in Children with Suspected Autism Spectrum Disorder During Administration of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, 2nd Edition.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2024Article
- Trajectory research in children with an autism diagnosis: A scoping review.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2024Article
- Infants' looking preferences for social versus non-social objects reflect genetic variation.Nature human behaviour · 2024Article
- Infant sleep predicts trajectories of social attention and later autism traits.Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines · 2023Article
- Autism symptoms, functional impairments, and gaze fixation measured using an eye-tracker in 6-year-old children.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Ethical dimensions of translational developmental neuroscience research in autism.Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines · 2021Review
- Pre-symptomatic intervention for autism spectrum disorder (ASD): defining a research agenda.Journal of neurodevelopmental disorders · 2021Review
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Abstract
Two independent cohorts (N = 155, N = 126) of infants at high and low risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) were followed prospectively between 6 and 36 months of age, when n = 46 were diagnosed with ASD. Gaze to adult faces was coded-during a developmental assessment (Cohort 1) or a play interaction (Cohort 2). Across both cohorts, most children developing ASD showed sharp declines in gaze to faces over time, relative to children without ASD. These findings suggest that declining developmental trajectories may be more common than previously recognized by retrospective methods. Trajectory-based screening methods could potentially identify children in the early stages of symptom onset and allow for early intervention before the full disorder has developed.
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