Attentional Differences in a Driving Hazard Perception Task in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Attentional Differences in a Driving Hazard Perception Task in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders
The current study explored attentional processing of social and non-social stimuli in ASD within the context of a driving hazard perception task. Participants watched videos of road scenes and detected hazards while their eye movements were recorded. Although individuals with ASD demonstrated relatively good detection of driving hazards, they were slower to orient to hazards. Greater attentiona...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0162-3257,1573-3432
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-016-2965-4