Comparing neurotypical adults differing in their position on the autism spectrum - a qualitative analysis of eye movements

HALÁMKOVÁ, Daniela. Comparing neurotypical adults differing in their position on the autism spectrum - a qualitative analysis of eye movements. In PhD Existence: česko-slovenská psychologická konference (nejen) o doktorandech a pro doktorandy. 2020.

Basic information

Original name

Comparing neurotypical adults differing in their position on the autism spectrum - a qualitative analysis of eye movements

Authors

HALÁMKOVÁ, Daniela

Edition

PhD Existence: česko-slovenská psychologická konference (nejen) o doktorandech a pro doktorandy, 2020

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Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Prezentace na konferencích

Field of Study

50103 Cognitive sciences

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Organization unit

Faculty of Arts

Keywords (in Czech)

poruchy autistického spektra, autismus, eye tracking, pozornost, role zadání

Keywords in English

autism spectrum disorders, eye tracking, attention allocation, task-driven perception

Tags

autismus, experiment, eye tracking

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Abstract

V originále

Recent research brought mixed results about differences in attention allocation measured by eye tracking between autistic and neurotypical individuals. There are several reasons that might be at the core of this confusion, including the given task. In our experiment we tested 10 neurotypical adults: they fulfilled a questionnaire based on self-evaluation assessing their position on the autistic spectrum. Their eye movements were recorded while viewing several complex visual scenes in two conditions: free viewing and completing a task. In the analysis we qualitatively compared visual strategies of two participants scoring in extreme poles of the spectrum. Our findings propose that the task might play a crucial role in the research of attention allocation in autism.