PSYC 213 Chapter Notes -Neurodevelopmental Disorder, Social Cue, 18 Months

• School: McGill University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 213
• Professor: Jelena Ristic

Document Summary

Is it social: nation & s. penny. [purpose of review - determine the circumstances that people with autism may show dec. sensitivity to eye gaze information] Autism: neurodevelopmental disorder, characterized by unusual repetitive and stereotypical behaviors joint visual attention - capacity to share attention with social partners in a coordinated way. Deficit in the development of joint visual attention is one of the earliest behavioral manifestations of autism. Spontaneous gaze following in typical development and autism typical development (td) timeline of spontaneous gaze following. 2 months - preferentially scan the eye region of the face. 4 months - able to discriminate gaze direction person (only it is inside their visual field) 6 months - readily orient attention to an object being looked at by another attention to an object being looked at by another person (inside & outside their visual field) 9-10 months - follow head-turn and gaze shifts spontaneously, readily orient distance/location.