Using eye tracking to explore the relationship between autism traits, joint attention, cognition and adaptive functioning in preschool children
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Authors
- Nisha E. Mathew (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0634-730X)
- Anthea A. Stylianakis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7729-3348)
- Hannah Pincham
- Valsamma Eapen
- Sparsh Chawla
Institutions
- Queensland Health (AU)
- Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital (AU)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Sydney Local Health District (AU)
- South Western Sydney Local Health District (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Published
- 2026-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s11689-026-09714-z
- Primary Topic
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Cooperative Research Centre for Living with Autism
- Australian Government
- Medical Research Council
- National Health and Medical Research Council