The role of visual complexity in the development of typical and autistic children. B: children 4- 7 years old
- Conditions
- 10012562pervasive developmental disordersautism
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON30252
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitair Medisch Centrum Sint Radboud
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 120
Inclusion Criteria
-The participant should meet the criteria for Autistic Disorder, or Asperger Disorder, or PDD-NOS as specified in DSM-IV.
-Age between 4 and 7 year
Exclusion Criteria
-Participant has also been diagnosed with organic brain disorder.
-Level of intelligence as measured with standard test, or as estimated is below 30.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>For the eye tracking studies, number of gaze shifts and (proportion) looking<br /><br>times will be analysed overall, and for predefined areas of interest. Repeated<br /><br>measurements general linear model analyses of variance shall be performed.<br /><br>Reaction times shall be measured by means of a touch screen and analysed by a<br /><br>repeated measurements general linear model analyses of variance<br /><br>For the ERP study, repeated measures analyses shall be performed separately for<br /><br>peak amplitudes and peak latencies.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>n.a.</p><br>