Assessing and targeting eye avoidance in autism spectrum disorders: The development of a novel neural marker and the evaluation of promising biomedical intervention techniques. KU Leuven
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are an early-onset group of neurodevelopmental disorders that are characterized by impairments in social communication and interaction, including difficulties using eye contact and processing the body language and mental states of others. Among different social cues, eye contact forms a highly salient and powerful signal for mediating human social interaction. Related to the difficulties that individuals with ...