Social Attention Patterns of Autistic and Non-Autistic Adults when Viewing Real versus Reel People

Autor/inn/en	López, Beatriz; Gregory, Nicola Jean; Freeth, Megan
Titel	Social Attention Patterns of Autistic and Non-Autistic Adults when Viewing Real versus Reel People
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 27 (2023) 8, S.2372-2383 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (López, Beatriz) ORCID (Freeth, Megan)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/13623613231162156
Schlagwörter	Social Cognition; Attention; Autism Spectrum Disorders; Adults; Eye Movements; Video Technology; Visual Stimuli; Social Bias; Human Body + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziale Kognition; Aufmerksamkeit; Autism; Autismus; Augenbewegung; Menschlicher Körper
Abstract	Research consistently shows that autistic adults do not attend to faces as much as non-autistic adults. However, this conclusion is largely based on studies using pre-recorded videos or photographs as stimuli. In studies using real social scenarios, the evidence is not as clear. To explore the extent to which differences in findings relate to differences in the methodologies used across studies, we directly compared social attention of 32 autistic and 33 non-autistic adults when watching exactly the same video. However, half of the participants in each group were told simply to watch the video (Video condition), and the other half were led to believe they were watching a live webcam feed ('Live' condition). The results yielded no significant group differences in the 'Live' condition. However, significant group differences were found in the 'Video' condition. In this condition, non-autistic participants, but not autistic participants, showed a marked social bias towards faces. The findings highlight the importance of studying social attention combining different methods. Specifically, we argue that studies using pre-recorded footage and studies using real people tap into separate components contributing to social attention. One that is an innate, automatic component and one that is modulated by social norms. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01