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Development and validation of an Arabic language eye-tracking paradigm for the early screening and diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders in Qatar
Autism research, v 16(12), pp 2291-2301
Dec 2023
PMID: 38013243
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Abstract
Abnormal eye gaze is a hallmark characteristic of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The primary aim of the present research was to develop an Arabic version of an objective measure of ASD, the "autism index" (AI), based on eye gaze tracking to social and nonsocial stimuli validated initially in the United States. The initial phase of this study included the translation of English language eye-tracking stimuli into stimuli appropriate for an Arabic-speaking culture. During the second phase, we tested it on a total of 144 children with ASD, and 96 controls. The AI had excellent internal consistency and test-retest reliability. Moreover, the AI showed good differentiation of ASD from control cases (AUC = 0.730, SE = 0.035). The AI was significantly positively correlated with SCQ total raw scores (r = 0.46, p < 0.001). ADOS-2 scores were only available in the ASD group and did not show a significant relationship with AI scores (r = 0.10, p = 0.348), likely due to the restricted range. The AI, when implemented using Arabic-translated stimuli in a Qatari sample, showed good diagnostic differentiation and a strong correlation with parent-reported ASD symptoms. Thus, the AI appears to have cross-cultural validity and may be useful as a diagnostic aide to inform clinical judgment and track ASD symptom levels as part of the evaluation process.
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- Title
- Development and validation of an Arabic language eye-tracking paradigm for the early screening and diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders in Qatar
- Creators
- Fouad A. Al-Shaban - Hamad bin Khalifa UniversityIman Ghazal - Hamad bin Khalifa UniversityI. Richard Thompson - Hamad bin Khalifa UniversityEric W. Klingemier - Center for Autism and Related DisordersMohammed Aldosari - Cleveland ClinicHawraa Al-Shammari - Qatar FoundationFatema Al-Faraj - Hamad bin Khalifa UniversitySaba El-Hag - Qatar FoundationMohamed Tolefat - Shafallah CenterMogahed Ali - Shafallah CenterBisher Nasir - Drexel UniversityThomas W. Frazier - Cleveland Clinic
- Publication Details
- Autism research, v 16(12), pp 2291-2301
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Number of pages
- 11
- Grant note
- Qatar Biomedical Research Institute; Qatar Foundation (QF); Hamad Bin Khalifa University-Qatar; Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) Qatar Biomedical Research Institute, Hamad Bin Khalifa University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Biology
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001110817800001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85177731926
- Other Identifier
- 991021861183204721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Behavioral Sciences
- Psychology, Developmental