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2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021

Sensitivity to Autism-Related Differences in Visual Kinematics in Observers with and without Clinical Expertise

Virtual · May 2021

Posters · Experimental Psychology

  • Novella Pretti
    Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Torino
  • Novella Pretti
    Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia - IIT
  • Alessandro Crippa
    Child Psychopathology Unit, Scientific Institute, IRCCS Eugenio Medea, Bosisio Parini
  • Noemi Montobbio
    Neural Computation Laboratory, Center for Human Technologies, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genova
  • Andrea Cavallo
    Cognition, Motion and Neuroscience Unit, Center for Human Technologies, Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genova
  • Andrea Cavallo
    Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Torino
  • Francesca Battaglia
    Child Neuropsychiatric Unit, G. Gaslini Institute, Genova
  • Francesca Battaglia
    C’MoN Cognition, Motion and Neuroscience Unit, Center for Human Technologies, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genova
  • Caterina Ansuini
    C’MoN Cognition, Motion and Neuroscience Unit, Center for Human Technologies, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genova
  • Stefano Panzeri
    Neural Computation Laboratory, Center for Human Technologies, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genova
  • Lino Nobili
    Child Neuropsychiatric Unit, G. Gaslini Institute, Genova
  • Giuseppe Arduino
    Centre for Autism and Asperger Syndrome, ASL1 CN1, Mondovì
  • Massimo Molteni
    Child Psychopathology Unit, Scientific Institute, IRCCS Eugenio Medea, Bosisio Parini
  • Cristina Becchio
    University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf

Abstract

Individuals with autism tend to move differently compared to typical individuals. Our results suggest that human perceivers have limited, but significant access to autism-related information encoded in movement kinematics.

Autism Spectrum Disorders