Abstract
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.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 498-502 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | American Journal of Medical Genetics |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue number | 2-3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1991 |
Keywords
- autistic disorder
- dyadic social gaze
- eye contact
- fragile X