Brief report: does eye contact induce contagious yawning in children with autism spectrum disorder?

Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) reportedly fail to show contagious yawning, but the mechanism underlying the lack of contagious yawning is still unclear. The current study examined whether instructed fixation on the eyes modulates contagious yawning in ASD. Thirty-one children with A...

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Published in:	Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders Vol. 39; no. 11; pp. 1598 - 1603
Main Authors:	Senju A, Kikuchi Y, Akechi H, Hasegawa T, Tojo Y, Osanai H
Format:	research tables/charts Journal Article
Published:	Springer Nature Nov2009
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