Understanding Social Communication Differences in Autism Spectrum Disorder and First-Degree Relatives: A Study of Looking and Speaking

Michelle Lee; Kritika Nayar; Nell Maltman; Daniel Hamburger; Gary E. Martin; Peter C. Gordon; Molly Losh

doi:10.1007/s10803-019-03969-3

Understanding Social Communication Differences in Autism Spectrum Disorder and First-Degree Relatives: A Study of Looking and Speaking

Michelle Lee, Kritika Nayar, Nell Maltman, Daniel Hamburger, Gary E. Martin, Peter C. Gordon, Molly Losh^*

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Communication Sciences and Disorders

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Abstract

This study examined narrative ability in ASD and parents across two contexts differing in structure and emotional content, and explored gaze patterns that may underlie narrative differences by presenting narrative tasks on an eye tracker. Participants included 37 individuals with ASD and 38 controls, 151 parents of individuals with ASD and 63 parent controls. The ASD and ASD parent groups demonstrated lower narrative quality than controls in the less structured narrative task only. Subtler, context-dependent differences emerged in gaze and showed some associations with narrative quality. Results indicate a narrative ability profile that may reflect genetic liability to ASD, and subtle links between visual attention and complex language skills that may be influenced by ASD genetic risk.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2128-2141
Number of pages	14
Journal	Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Volume	50
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-019-03969-3
State	Published - Jun 1 2020

Keywords

Autism spectrum disorder
Communication
Eye gaze
Language
Narrative
Visual attention

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Developmental and Educational Psychology

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Understanding Social Communication Differences in Autism Spectrum Disorder and First-Degree Relatives : A Study of Looking and Speaking. / Lee, Michelle; Nayar, Kritika; Maltman, Nell; Hamburger, Daniel; Martin, Gary E.; Gordon, Peter C.; Losh, Molly.

In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Vol. 50, No. 6, 01.06.2020, p. 2128-2141.

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