Brief Report: Joint Attention and Information Processing in Children with Higher Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders

Mundy, Peter; Kim, Kwanguk; McIntyre, Nancy S.; Lerro, Lindsay; Jarrold, William

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“…The mechanism for this may involve the neural systems and functions that Senju & Johnson () have described for the eye‐contact effect (Mundy, ). The eye‐contact effect refers to the changes in arousal and cognitive processing that occur when a child or adult perceives that they are the object of the direct gaze and attention of another person (e.g., Conty et al ., ; Edwards et al ., ; Mundy et al ., ). Senju & Johnson () proposed that a fast track modulator network composed of the superior colliculus, pulvinar, and amygdala mediates the eye‐contact effect.…”

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“…Accordingly, the problem in the motivation to orient to and attend to faces that hypothetically leads to problems in joint attention development (e.g., Dawson et al ., ) may alternatively be described in terms of a diminution of the eye‐contact effect, or a lack of cognitive arousal to being the object of others’ attention (Mundy et al ., ). Optical imaging and EEG methods allow for tests of this hypothesis.…”

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“…Enhanced information processing during joint attention has been observed in infants (e.g., Striano et al ., ; Hirotani et al ., ; Kopp & Lindenberger, ) and adults (e.g., Conty et al ., ; Böckler et al ., ; Linderman et al ., ; Bayliss et al ., ; Boothby et al ., ). Interestingly, IJA may be more strongly associated with enhanced stimulus encoding and memory than RJA in children and adults (Kim & Mundy, ; Mundy et al ., ). This IJA enhancement of encoding and memory, however, is less apparent in children with ASD (Mundy et al ., ).…”

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A review of joint attention and social‐cognitive brain systems in typical development and autism spectrum disorder

Mundy

2017

Eur J of Neuroscience

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This article provides a review of the increasingly detailed imaging literature on the neurodevelopment of joint attention. Many findings from this literature support and inform the hypothesis that the neurodevelopment of joint attention contributes to the functional development of neural systems for human social cognition. Joint attention begins to develop by 5 months of age and is tantamount to the ability to adopt a common perspective with another person. It involves a whole-brain system with nodes in the: (a) dorsal and medial frontal cortex, (b) orbital frontal/insula cortex, (c) anterior/posterior cingulate cortex, (d) superior temporal cortex, (e) precuneus/parietal cortex, and (f) amygdala and striatum. This system integrates triadic information processing about (a) self-attention/action, (b) information about others' attention/action during social interactions that involve, (c) coordinated attention as well as processing a common referent in space. The results of this new imaging literature have the potential to advance current models of social cognition and the social brain, which rarely consider the contribution of the cognitive neurodevelopment of joint attention. The new neuroscience of joint attention is also extremely valuable for clinical research on social-cognitive neurodevelopmental disorders. This is most clearly the case for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) because it is consistent with the hypothesis of substantial functional neurodevelopmental continuity between the preschool impairments of joint attention, and childhood theory of mind ability that characterizes the development of ASD.

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A review of joint attention and social‐cognitive brain systems in typical development and autism spectrum disorder

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“…JA refers to a social exchange in which a child coordinates attention with a social partner or aspect of the environment by the acts of eye-gazing and pointing or other verbal or non-verbal indications. JA serves as a foundation for developing communicative competence and early social and cognitive skills [2–9]. Early interventions that facilitate JA are promising because these strategies increase children’s opportunities to learn from their environment and change their developmental trajectories [10, 11].…”

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The impact of robotic intervention on joint attention in children with autism spectrum disorders

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BackgroundA growing body of anecdotal evidence indicates that the use of robots may provide unique opportunities for assisting children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). However, previous studies investigating the effects of interventions using robots on joint attention (JA) in children with ASD have shown insufficient results. The robots used in these studies could not turn their eyes, which was a limitation preventing the robot from resembling a human agent.MethodsWe compared the behavior of children with ASD with that of children with typical development (TD) during a JA elicitation task while the children interacted with either a human or a robotic agent. We used the robot “CommU,” which has clear eyes and can turn its eyes, for the robotic intervention. The age range of the participants was limited to 5–6 years.ResultsSixty-eight participants participated in this study, including 30 (10 females and 20 males) children with ASD and 38 (13 females and 25 males) children with TD. The participants were randomly assigned to one of the following two groups: the robotic intervention group or the control group. JA in the children with ASD was better during the robotic intervention than during the human agent intervention. These children exhibited improved performance in the JA task with human after interacting with the robot CommU. JA was differentially facilitated by the human and robotic agents between the ASD and TD children.ConclusionsThe findings of this study significantly contribute to the literature on the impact of robots on JA and provide information regarding the suitability of specific robot types for therapeutic use.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1186/s13229-018-0230-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…In relation to gestures, these children might exhibit pacing, hand-flapping or clapping as well as head shaking (Aldaqre, Schuwerk, Daum, Sodian, & Paulus, 2016;Dimitrova, Özçalışkan, & Adamson, 2016). A core nonverbal deficit in children with ASD is limited joint attention behaviors (Mundy, Kim, McIntyre, Lerro, & Jarrold, 2016;Murza, Schwartz, Hahs-Vaughn, & Nye, 2016). Joint attention involves coordinated and mutual attention between two people toward an object or event through eye gaze, pointing or showing (Kasari, Gulsrud, Freeman, Paparella, & Hellemann, 2012).…”

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KAMUTHE video microanalysis system for use in Brazil: translation, cross-cultural adaptation and evidence of validity and reliability

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health psychology report · volume 5(2), 7 original article background KAMUTHE is a video microanalysis system which observes preverbal communication within the music therapy setting. This system is indicated for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or multiple disabilities. The purpose of this study was to translate, adapt to Brazilian Portuguese language and analyze some psychometric properties (reliability and validity evidence) of KAMUTHE administration in Brazil for individuals with ASD. participants and procedureTranslation, back translation, analysis by judges, and pilot application were performed to obtain evidence of content and face validity. The second part of this study was to administer KAMUTHE in 39 consecutive children with ASD. An individual session of improvisational music therapy was applied to assess the different behaviors included in KAMUTHE. The intra-rater reliability, concurrent validity and convergent validity were analyzed. resultsTranslation and cross-cultural adaptation were followed and some cultural adaptations were needed. Inter-rater reliability was very good (ICCs 0.95-0.99) for the three child's behaviors analyzed. Criteria validity with a moderate negative association was found (r = -.38, p = .017) comparing the behavior "Gazes at therapist" and the level of ASD along with the Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS). Convergent validity was established between the behavior "Gazes at therapist" and the two nonlinguistic communication scales (social interaction and interests) of the Children's Communication Checklist (CCC) with a moderate correlation (r = -.43, p = .005). conclusionsThe administration of the KAMUTHE video microanalysis system showed positive results in children with ASD. Further studies are needed to improve the reliability and validity of the instrument in Brazil.

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Brief Report: Joint Attention and Information Processing in Children with Higher Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders

Cited by 54 publications

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A review of joint attention and social‐cognitive brain systems in typical development and autism spectrum disorder

A review of joint attention and social‐cognitive brain systems in typical development and autism spectrum disorder

The impact of robotic intervention on joint attention in children with autism spectrum disorders

KAMUTHE video microanalysis system for use in Brazil: translation, cross-cultural adaptation and evidence of validity and reliability

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