Comparing neurotypical adults differing in their position on the autism spectrum - a qualitative analysis of eye movements
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| Year of publication | 2020 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Diskuze v psychologii |
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| Web | https://diskuzevpsychologii.upol.cz/pdfs/dps/2020/01/02.pdf |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.5507/dvp.2020.004 |
| Keywords | autism spectrum disorders, eye tracking, attention allocation, perception |
| Description | Recent research has brought mixed results about differences in attention allocation measured by eye tracking between autistic and neurotypical individuals. There are several reasons that might be at the core of this confusion, including the given task. We tested 10 neurotypical adults in our experiment: they filled out a questionnaire based on self-evaluation assessing their position on the autistic spectrum. Their eye movements were recorded while viewing several complex visual scenes in two conditions: free viewing and completing a task. We qualitatively compared the visual strategies of two participants scoring on extreme poles of the spectrum in the analysis. Our findings indicate that the task might play a crucial role in research on attention allocation in autism. |