Could Gazefinder Eye-Tracking Technology Support the Earlier Identification and Diagnosis of Autism in Young Children?

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Mental Health - Autistic spectrum disorders; Autism Spectrum Disorder

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619000317190
• Lead Sponsor: a Trobe University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-03-01
• Last Update Posted: 15 July 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

Children with autism: Aged between 2 years 0 months and 4 years 11 months, with diagnosis of autism from a community professional (evidenced through provision of copy of report/letter).
Typically Developing (TD) children: Aged between 2 years 0 months and 4 years 11 months

Exclusion Criteria

Children with autism: Uncorrected visual/hearing impairment

Typically developing (TD) children: Uncorrected visual/hearing; parent-reported family history of autism among first-degree relatives (parent/s and/or sibling/s); presence of another developmental condition and/or moderate-level autism behaviours (operationalised as score >12 on Social Communication Questionnaire).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Gaze pattern to more vs. less socially salient 'regions of interest' (ROIs) within 'Scene 10' stimulus sequence as assessed using Gazefinder eye-tracker[Single timepoint observational study only.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Exploratory analysis - as a function of within-group variability - of child gaze patterns to more vs. less socially salient 'regions of interest' (ROIs) within 'Scene 10' stimulus sequence as assessed using Gazefinder eye-tracker[Single timepoint observational study only.]