Looking and approach behavior of psychotic and normal children as a function of adult attention of preoccupation

Forteen autistic and schizophrenic children with matched normal controls were found not to differ significantly in their behavior of looking at and of approach toward strange adults, although gross differences in other aspects of their behavior were observed. Both groups responded significantly more...

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Published inComprehensive psychiatry Vol. 13; no. 2; pp. 171 - 177
Main Authors Churchill, Don W., Bryson, Carolyn Q.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.03.1972
Subjects
Adult
Attention
Autistic Disorder
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Male
Schizophrenia, Childhood
Social Behavior
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Summary:Forteen autistic and schizophrenic children with matched normal controls were found not to differ significantly in their behavior of looking at and of approach toward strange adults, although gross differences in other aspects of their behavior were observed. Both groups responded significantly more to an attentive than to a preoccupied adult. Some implications of these findings for the diagnosis and psychopathology of autism and early childhood schizophrenia are discussed.
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ISSN:0010-440X
1532-8384
DOI:10.1016/0010-440X(72)90023-5