Most families of children with autism may face long wait times to diagnose their child with the disorder, and once a diagnosis is made, it sometimes may not be definitive.But now, two studies released ...

Young children with autism tend to look less at faces and more at background details than their peers do, but taking objects out of their environment changes how they observe others. Removing toys ...

For parents, an autism diagnosis for their child is life-changing, often following months of uncertainty. Questions about eye contact, social responsiveness, and developmental progress lead families ...

One of the most effective means of investigating and understanding autism is eye tracking. Participants are shown photos or videos, and computer software records where their gaze rests. Autistic ...

October 7, 2008 — Focusing more attention on an individual's mouth rather than their eyes may be a predictor of autism severity in very young children. Using novel eye-tracking technology, ...

SHANGHAI — “Never looked at any person’s face.” That’s how Leo Kanner first described children with autism in 1943, establishing a diagnostic marker that has persisted for eight decades. Ask almost ...

Some teenagers with autism use a different set of eye-movement patterns from their non-autistic counterparts while recognizing faces, according to James McPartland, Ph.D., Harris Professor in the Yale ...

Eye contact is one of the earliest ways babies connect with their caregivers. From infancy, most babies naturally seek out faces, making eye contact during feedings, playtime, and interactions.