Core Components of Flexibly Attending: Summary and Synthesis of Reflexive Orienting in Autism

Jed T. Elison; J. Steven Reznick

doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195315455.003.0008

Core Components of Flexibly Attending: Summary and Synthesis of Reflexive Orienting in Autism

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

Abstract

The Posner cueing task and the gap/overlap paradigm are widely used developmental tasks that can be administered across multiple levels of analysis (e.g., behavioral, cognitive, and neural levels) and across a wide range of developmental functioning. Considering the overarching theoretical frameworks of developmental psychopathology and developmental cognitive neuroscience, this chapter summarizes findings from performance by individuals with autism spectrum disorders on these specific tasks. In conclusion, this chapter advances a developmental hypothesis that implicates domaingeneral attentional orienting operations and the neural circuitry that underlies these operations as putative mechanisms contributing to the development of atypical joint attention in infants who go on to develop autism.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Cognitive Neuroscience, Development, and Psychopathology
Subtitle of host publication	Typical and Atypical Developmental Trajectories of Attention
Publisher	Oxford University Press
ISBN (Electronic)	9780199979066
ISBN (Print)	9780195315455
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195315455.003.0008
State	Published - Sep 20 2012
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Attention
Autism
Development
Joint attention
Orienting
Posner cueing task

Publisher link

10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195315455.003.0008

Find It

Find It at U of M Libraries

Cite this

@inbook{bcad190a27a34c1b8b5602a9e471eb2a,

title = "Core Components of Flexibly Attending: Summary and Synthesis of Reflexive Orienting in Autism",

abstract = "The Posner cueing task and the gap/overlap paradigm are widely used developmental tasks that can be administered across multiple levels of analysis (e.g., behavioral, cognitive, and neural levels) and across a wide range of developmental functioning. Considering the overarching theoretical frameworks of developmental psychopathology and developmental cognitive neuroscience, this chapter summarizes findings from performance by individuals with autism spectrum disorders on these specific tasks. In conclusion, this chapter advances a developmental hypothesis that implicates domaingeneral attentional orienting operations and the neural circuitry that underlies these operations as putative mechanisms contributing to the development of atypical joint attention in infants who go on to develop autism.",

keywords = "Attention, Autism, Development, Joint attention, Orienting, Posner cueing task",

author = "Elison, {Jed T.} and Reznick, {J. Steven}",

year = "2012",

month = sep,

day = "20",

doi = "10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195315455.003.0008",

language = "English (US)",

isbn = "9780195315455",

booktitle = "Cognitive Neuroscience, Development, and Psychopathology",

publisher = "Oxford University Press",

}

TY - CHAP

T1 - Core Components of Flexibly Attending

T2 - Summary and Synthesis of Reflexive Orienting in Autism

AU - Elison, Jed T.

AU - Reznick, J. Steven

PY - 2012/9/20

Y1 - 2012/9/20

N2 - The Posner cueing task and the gap/overlap paradigm are widely used developmental tasks that can be administered across multiple levels of analysis (e.g., behavioral, cognitive, and neural levels) and across a wide range of developmental functioning. Considering the overarching theoretical frameworks of developmental psychopathology and developmental cognitive neuroscience, this chapter summarizes findings from performance by individuals with autism spectrum disorders on these specific tasks. In conclusion, this chapter advances a developmental hypothesis that implicates domaingeneral attentional orienting operations and the neural circuitry that underlies these operations as putative mechanisms contributing to the development of atypical joint attention in infants who go on to develop autism.

AB - The Posner cueing task and the gap/overlap paradigm are widely used developmental tasks that can be administered across multiple levels of analysis (e.g., behavioral, cognitive, and neural levels) and across a wide range of developmental functioning. Considering the overarching theoretical frameworks of developmental psychopathology and developmental cognitive neuroscience, this chapter summarizes findings from performance by individuals with autism spectrum disorders on these specific tasks. In conclusion, this chapter advances a developmental hypothesis that implicates domaingeneral attentional orienting operations and the neural circuitry that underlies these operations as putative mechanisms contributing to the development of atypical joint attention in infants who go on to develop autism.

KW - Attention

KW - Autism

KW - Development

KW - Joint attention

KW - Orienting

KW - Posner cueing task

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84921606999&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=84921606999&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195315455.003.0008

DO - 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195315455.003.0008

M3 - Chapter

AN - SCOPUS:84921606999

SN - 9780195315455

BT - Cognitive Neuroscience, Development, and Psychopathology

PB - Oxford University Press

ER -

Core Components of Flexibly Attending: Summary and Synthesis of Reflexive Orienting in Autism

Abstract

Keywords

Publisher link

Find It

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this