Dynamic Eye Tracking as a Predictor and Outcome Measure of Social Skills Intervention in Adolescents and Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Rachel K. Greene; Julia Parish-Morris; Miranda Sullivan; Jessica L. Kinard; Maya G. Mosner; Lauren M. Turner-Brown; David L. Penn; Christopher A. Wiesen; Ashley A. Pallathra; Edward S. Brodkin; Robert T. Schultz; Gabriel S. Dichter

doi:10.1007/s10803-020-04594-1

Dynamic Eye Tracking as a Predictor and Outcome Measure of Social Skills Intervention in Adolescents and Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Rachel K. Greene, Julia Parish-Morris, Miranda Sullivan, Jessica L. Kinard, Maya G. Mosner, Lauren M. Turner-Brown, David L. Penn, Christopher A. Wiesen, Ashley A. Pallathra, Edward S. Brodkin, Robert T. Schultz, Gabriel S. Dichter

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1173-1187
Number of pages	15
Journal	Journal of autism and developmental disorders
Volume	51
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04594-1
State	Published - Apr 2021

Keywords

Autism spectrum disorder
Eye tracking
Social skills intervention
Treatment outcome

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Developmental and Educational Psychology

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Greene, R. K., Parish-Morris, J., Sullivan, M., Kinard, J. L., Mosner, M. G., Turner-Brown, L. M., Penn, D. L., Wiesen, C. A., Pallathra, A. A., Brodkin, E. S., Schultz, R. T., & Dichter, G. S. (2021). Dynamic Eye Tracking as a Predictor and Outcome Measure of Social Skills Intervention in Adolescents and Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 51(4), 1173-1187. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04594-1

Greene, RK, Parish-Morris, J, Sullivan, M, Kinard, JL, Mosner, MG, Turner-Brown, LM, Penn, DL, Wiesen, CA, Pallathra, AA, Brodkin, ES, Schultz, RT & Dichter, GS 2021, 'Dynamic Eye Tracking as a Predictor and Outcome Measure of Social Skills Intervention in Adolescents and Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder', Journal of autism and developmental disorders, vol. 51, no. 4, pp. 1173-1187. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04594-1

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