Attentional Networks in Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Beverly J. Wilson, Ph.D.

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Completed quantitative research study

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Clinical Psychology

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The ANT assesses the orienting network, a measure of the ability to shift attention, in ASD populations. This study aims to replicate findings regarding orienting deficits in children with ASD compared to TD peers within younger populations. A factorial ANOVA was conducted on orienting scores of 142 children (ages 3:0-6:11; 88 TD and 54 ASD) to evaluate the effects of age and diagnostic status. Results indicated a significant interaction effect between age and diagnosis, F(3, 134) = 3.96 , p = .010, ηp2 =.08 and suggest the important role of age in differing developmental patterns of attention in ASD populations.

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This paper was also presented at International Society for Autism Research, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 2019

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Attentional Networks in Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

The ANT assesses the orienting network, a measure of the ability to shift attention, in ASD populations. This study aims to replicate findings regarding orienting deficits in children with ASD compared to TD peers within younger populations. A factorial ANOVA was conducted on orienting scores of 142 children (ages 3:0-6:11; 88 TD and 54 ASD) to evaluate the effects of age and diagnostic status. Results indicated a significant interaction effect between age and diagnosis, F(3, 134) = 3.96 , p = .010, ηp2 =.08 and suggest the important role of age in differing developmental patterns of attention in ASD populations.

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