An integrative neural model of social perception, action observation, and theory of mind

DYJ Yang, G Rosenblau, C Keifer… - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2015‏ - Elsevier
In the field of social neuroscience, major branches of research have been instrumental in
describing independent components of typical and aberrant social information processing …

[HTML][HTML] Reflecting on the mirror neuron system in autism: a systematic review of current theories

AFC Hamilton - Developmental cognitive neuroscience, 2013‏ - Elsevier
There is much interest in the claim that dysfunction of the mirror neuron system in individuals
with autism spectrum condition causes difficulties in social interaction and communication …

[HTML][HTML] Empirical failures of the claim that autistic people lack a theory of mind.

MA Gernsbacher, M Yergeau - Archives of scientific psychology, 2019‏ - psycnet.apa.org
The claim that autistic people lack a theory of mind—that they fail to understand that other
people have a mind or that they themselves have a mind—pervades psychology. This article …

Anxiety disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder in individuals with autism spectrum disorder

V Postorino, CM Kerns, G Vivanti, J Bradshaw… - Current psychiatry …, 2017‏ - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review This review aims to synthesize the most recent research on
anxiety disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in individuals with autism …

Precursors to social and communication difficulties in infants at-risk for autism: gaze following and attentional engagement

R Bedford, M Elsabbagh, T Gliga, A Pickles… - Journal of autism and …, 2012‏ - Springer
Whilst joint attention (JA) impairments in autism have been widely studied, little is known
about the early development of gaze following, a precursor to establishing JA. We employed …

Are emotion impairments unique to, universal, or specific in autism spectrum disorder? A comprehensive review

HJ Nuske, G Vivanti, C Dissanayake - Cognition & emotion, 2013‏ - Taylor & Francis
There is widespread belief that individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) are
“emotionally detached” from others. This comprehensive review examines the empirical …

Brief report: Predictors of outcomes in the Early Start Denver Model delivered in a group setting

G Vivanti, C Dissanayake, C Zierhut, SJ Rogers… - Journal of autism and …, 2013‏ - Springer
There is a paucity of studies that have looked at factors associated with responsiveness to
interventions in preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). We investigated learning …

[HTML][HTML] Simulating interaction: Using gaze-contingent eye-tracking to measure the reward value of social signals in toddlers with and without autism

A Vernetti, A Senju, T Charman, MH Johnson… - Developmental cognitive …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Several accounts have been proposed to explain difficulties with social interaction in autism
spectrum disorder (ASD), amongst which atypical social orienting, decreased social …

Imitation in autism spectrum disorders

G Vivanti, A Hamilton - Handbook of autism and pervasive …, 2014‏ - Wiley Online Library
Imitation plays a central role in social and cognitive development. A substantial number of
studies have documented differences in the way individuals with autism imitate others …

Social attention, joint attention and sustained attention in autism spectrum disorder and Williams syndrome: Convergences and divergences

G Vivanti, PAJ Fanning, DR Hocking, S Sievers… - Journal of autism and …, 2017‏ - Springer
There is limited knowledge on shared and syndrome-specific attentional profiles in autism
spectrum disorder (ASD) and Williams syndrome (WS). Using eye-tracking, we examined …