Tag: Children

Attention in Girls with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): An Eye-Tracking Approach to Gender-Specific Circumscribed Interests

ASD is a male-dominant condition however research indicates that girls may have different phenotypic-profiles particularly in the domain of Circumscribed Interests (CI) – intense and often idiosyncratic interest held by children and adults with ASD. CI are reported in 80% of individuals with ASD, and while can represent islands of ability, limit learning and social opportunities. … Read more