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Parent‐Child Dyadic Gaze Patterns in Fragile X Males and in Non‐fragile X Males with Autistic Disorder
Author(s) -
Cohen Ira L.,
Vietze Peter M.,
Sudhalter Vicki,
Jenkins Edmund C.,
Brown W. Ted
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of child psychology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.652
H-Index - 211
eISSN - 1469-7610
pISSN - 0021-9630
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1989.tb00286.x
Subject(s) - psychology , gaze , fragile x , fragile x syndrome , developmental psychology , autism , psychiatry , biochemistry , chemistry , psychoanalysis , gene
Parent‐child dyadic gaze patterns were examined in fragile X [fra(X)] males and in non‐fra(X) autistic males across three age groups‐early childhood, middle childhood and adolescence. Absolute probabilities of social gaze did not significantly differ across diagnostic groups. Event lag sequential analyses indicated that fra(X) males were sensitive to social gaze initiation by their parents but found eye contact aversive. Non‐fra(X) autistic males, by contrast, were insensitive to parent‐initiated social gaze, and did not find eye contact aversive. Implications for research on the social characteristics of fra(X) and autistic children are discussed.