Blink rate and facial orientation reveal distinctive patterns of attentional engagement in autistic toddlers: a digital phenotyping approach

Abstract Differences in social attention are well-documented in autistic individuals, representing one of the earliest signs of autism. Spontaneous blink rate has been used to index attentional engagement, with lower blink rates reflecting increased engagement. We evaluated novel methods using compu...

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Main Authors: Pradeep Raj Krishnappa Babu, Vikram Aikat, J. Matias Di Martino, Zhuoqing Chang, Sam Perochon, Steven Espinosa, Rachel Aiello, Kimberly L. H. Carpenter, Scott Compton, Naomi Davis, Brian Eichner, Jacqueline Flowers, Lauren Franz, Geraldine Dawson, Guillermo Sapiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-34293-7