Postural control and emotion in children with autism spectrum disorders

Autism Spectrum Disorders subjects (ASD) are well known to have deficits in social interaction. We recorded simultaneously eye movements and postural sway during exploration of emotional faces in children with ASD and typically developing children (TD). We analyzed several postural and ocular parame...

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Published inTranslational neuroscience Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. 158 - 166
Main Authors Gouleme, Nathalie, Scheid, Isabelle, Peyre, Hugo, Seassau, Magali, Maruani, Anna, Clarke, Julia, Delorme, Richard, Bucci, Maria Pia
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany De Gruyter Open 01.01.2017
De Gruyter
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Autistic Spectrum Disorders
Childrens
Dual tasks
Emotional faces
Eye movements
Postural controls
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Emotional faces
Eye movements
Dual tasks
Postural controls
Autistic Spectrum Disorders
Childrens
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Summary:Autism Spectrum Disorders subjects (ASD) are well known to have deficits in social interaction. We recorded simultaneously eye movements and postural sway during exploration of emotional faces in children with ASD and typically developing children (TD). We analyzed several postural and ocular parameters. The results showed that all postural parameters were significantly greater in children with ASD; ASD made significantly fewer saccades and had shorter fixation time than TD, particularly in the eyes, and especially for unpleasant emotions. These results suggest that poor postural control of ASD and their impaired visual strategies could be due to a lack of interest in social cognition, causing a delay in the development of the cortical areas, and thus could have an effect on their postural control.
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ISSN:2081-3856
2081-6936
2081-6936
DOI:10.1515/tnsci-2017-0022