Visual attention and fine motor coordination in infants at risk for autism
This study compared the development of infants at high-risk (HR) of being diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and typically developing low-risk (LR) infants. Beginning in 2011, the study recruited 16 HR infants and 16 LR infants, along with their caregivers, in the United States of America. Infants and their caregivers were assessed at 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, and 18 months, and at 2 years.
Study design
Cohort, Cohort - primary caregiver and child
Number of participants at first data collection
16 (HR infant-caregiver dyads)
16 (LR infant-caregiver dyads)
Age at first data collection
3 months (HR infants)
3 months (LR infants)
Varied (caregivers)
Participant year of birth
Varied (HR infants)
Varied (LR infants)
Varied (caregivers)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2011
Primary Institutions
University of Connecticut (UConn)
University of Delaware (UD)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Audio or visual recordings (e.g. of child behaviour, facial expressions)
- Interview – face-to-face
- Self-report questionnaire – online
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
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