A Scoping Review of Behavioral Interventions for Promoting Social Gaze in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Other Developmental Disabilities.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) commonly experience difficulties maintaining social gaze with others during interactions. Although behavioral interventions targeted to promote social gaze in ASD are evident in the literature, to our knowledge, no review of the literature has been conducted to summarize and evaluate the evidence for these interventions.

Methods

We reviewed and summarized behavioral intervention studies designed to promote social gaze in individuals diagnosed with ASD and other developmental disabilities published in English between 1977 and January 2022 using PsychINFO and PubMed databases.

Results

41 studies met the inclusion criteria describing interventions conducted on 608 individuals. A variety of intervention

SUBMITTER: Hustyi KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9956996 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature