Autistic Children Immune to Yawns?
From Mind Hacks
So a group of researchers, led by psychologist Dr. Atsushi Senju, wondered whether children with autism might be less susceptible to yawn contagion.
They came up with the ‘I wish I’d thought of that’ idea of showing videos of people yawning to groups of typically developing children, and children with a diagnosis of autism.
The study [pdf] showed that children with autism were far less likely to yawn in response to watching others do the same.
Autistic children immune to contagious yawns
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- My Friend with Autism: A Coloring Book for Peers and Siblings
- Overcoming Autism: Finding the Answers, Strategies, and Hope That Can Transform a
- Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior
- Right from the Start: Behavioral Intervention for Young Children With Autism : A Guide for Parents and Professionals (Topics in Autism)
- Engaging Autism: Helping Children Relate, Communicate and Think with the DIR Floortime Approach
September 8th, 2007
Autism
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