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Dynamic eye tracking as a predictor and outcome measure of social skills intervention in adolescents and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Greene, Rachel K. Parish-Morris, Julia Sullivan, Miranda Kinard, Jessica L. Mosner, Maya G. Turner-Brown, Lauren M. Penn, David L. Wiesen, Christopher A. Pallathra, Ashley A. Brodkin, Edward S.
Greene, Rachel K.
Parish-Morris, Julia
Sullivan, Miranda
Kinard, Jessica L.
Mosner, Maya G.
Turner-Brown, Lauren M.
Penn, David L.
Wiesen, Christopher A.
Pallathra, Ashley A.
Brodkin, Edward S.
Abstract
To evaluate an eye tracking task as a predictor and outcome measure of treatment response for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) social skills interventions, adolescents and young adults with ASD completed the eye tracking task before, immediately after, and two months after completing Social Cognition and Interaction Training for Autism (SCIT-A). The study compared SCIT-A participants (n = 20) to participants with ASD who received treatment as usual (TAU; n = 21). Overall, increased visual attention to faces and background objects and decreased attention to hands playing with toys at baseline were associated with improved social functioning immediately following intervention, suggesting this eye tracking task may reliably predict ASD social intervention outcomes.
Keywords
social skills intervention, treatment outcome, Autism Spectrum Disorder, eye tracking
Date
2021
Type
Journal article
Journal
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Book
Volume
51
Issue
4
Page Range
1173-1187
Article Number
ACU Department
School of Behavioural and Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
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Open Access Status
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All rights reserved
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