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Two-year-olds with autism orient to non-social contingencies rather than biological motion

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  • Ami Klin

    (Yale Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06519-1124, USA)

  • David J. Lin

    (Yale Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06519-1124, USA
    Present addresses: Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA (D.J.L.); Neuroscience Graduate Program at Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37203, USA (P.G.).)

  • Phillip Gorrindo

    (Yale Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06519-1124, USA
    Present addresses: Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA (D.J.L.); Neuroscience Graduate Program at Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37203, USA (P.G.).)

  • Gordon Ramsay

    (Yale Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06519-1124, USA
    Haskins Laboratories, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA)

  • Warren Jones

    (Yale Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06519-1124, USA
    Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8074, USA)

Abstract

A different view of the world Within the first days of life human infants preferentially look at motions that make sense biologically as opposed to non-biological movements, an ability shared with many other species. Now a study of two-year-olds with autism has shown that they fail to look towards point-light displays of biological motion (consisting of animated characters playing simple games like 'peek-a-boo'), but are attracted by other properties ignored by children that don't display signs of autism. This behavioural difference may reflect changes in the functioning of autistic brains and may also result in the difficulties with social interactions that autistic individuals suffer.

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  • Ami Klin & David J. Lin & Phillip Gorrindo & Gordon Ramsay & Warren Jones, 2009. "Two-year-olds with autism orient to non-social contingencies rather than biological motion," Nature, Nature, vol. 459(7244), pages 257-261, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:459:y:2009:i:7244:d:10.1038_nature07868
    DOI: 10.1038/nature07868
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    1. Hollin, Gregory J.S. & Pilnick, Alison, 2015. "Infancy, autism, and the emergence of a socially disordered body," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 143(C), pages 279-286.
    2. Sara Congiu & Giuseppe Doneddu & Roberta Fadda, 2024. "Attention toward Social and Non-Social Stimuli in Preschool Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Paired Preference Eye-Tracking Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 21(4), pages 1-13, March.
    3. Evelien Nackaerts & Johan Wagemans & Werner Helsen & Stephan P Swinnen & Nicole Wenderoth & Kaat Alaerts, 2012. "Recognizing Biological Motion and Emotions from Point-Light Displays in Autism Spectrum Disorders," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 7(9), pages 1-12, September.

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