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

Ami Klin (), David J. Lin, Phillip Gorrindo, Gordon Ramsay and Warren Jones ()
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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
Phillip Gorrindo: Yale Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06519-1124, USA
Gordon Ramsay: Yale Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06519-1124, USA
Warren Jones: Yale Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06519-1124, USA

Nature, 2009, vol. 459, issue 7244, 257-261

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.

Date: 2009
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