| Title |
Brief Report: Does Eye Contact Induce Contagious Yawning in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder?
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, June 2009
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10803-009-0785-5 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Atsushi Senju, Yukiko Kikuchi, Hironori Akechi, Toshikazu Hasegawa, Yoshikuni Tojo, Hiroo Osanai |
| Abstract |
Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) reportedly fail to show contagious yawning, but the mechanism underlying the lack of contagious yawning is still unclear. The current study examined whether instructed fixation on the eyes modulates contagious yawning in ASD. Thirty-one children with ASD, as well as 31 age-matched typically developing (TD) children, observed video clips of either yawning or control mouth movements. Participants were instructed to fixate to the eyes of the face stimuli. Following instructed fixation on the eyes, both TD children and children with ASD yawned equally frequently in response to yawning stimuli. Current results suggest that contagious yawning could occur in ASD under an experimental condition in which they are instructed to fixate on the yawning eyes. |
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| Canada | 2 | 40% |
| Unknown | 3 | 60% |
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| Members of the public | 4 | 80% |
| Scientists | 1 | 20% |
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| United States | 2 | 2% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Sweden | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 115 | 95% |
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| Student > Bachelor | 23 | 19% |
| Researcher | 17 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 15 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 9 | 7% |
| Professor | 8 | 7% |
| Other | 27 | 22% |
| Unknown | 22 | 18% |
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| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 9 | 7% |
| Neuroscience | 8 | 7% |
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| Other | 12 | 10% |
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