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Automated Video Tracking of Autistic Children's Movement During Caregiver-Child Interaction: An Exploratory Study.

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Bey, AL; Sabatos-DeVito, M; Carpenter, KLH; Franz, L; Howard, J; Vermeer, S; Simmons, R; Troy, JD; Dawson, G
Published in: J Autism Dev Disord
October 2024

Objective, quantitative measures of caregiver-child interaction during play are needed to complement caregiver or examiner ratings for clinical assessment and tracking intervention responses. In this exploratory study, we examined the feasibility of using automated video tracking, Noldus EthoVision XT, to measure 159 2-to-7-year-old autistic children's patterns of movement during play-based, caregiver-child interactions and examined their associations with standard clinical measures and human observational coding of caregiver-child joint engagement. Results revealed that autistic children who exhibited higher durations and velocity of movement were, on average, younger, had lower cognitive abilities, greater autism-related features, spent less time attending to the caregiver, and showed lower levels of joint engagement. After adjusting for age and nonverbal cognitive abilities, we found that children who remained in close proximity to their caregiver were more likely to engage in joint engagement that required support from the caregiver. These findings suggest that video tracking offers promise as a scalable, quantitative, and relevant measure of autism-related behaviors.

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J Autism Dev Disord

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EISSN

1573-3432

Publication Date

October 2024

Volume

54

Issue

10

Start / End Page

3706 / 3718

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Video Recording
  • Play and Playthings
  • Movement
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Developmental & Child Psychology
  • Child, Preschool
  • Child Behavior
 

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Bey, A. L., Sabatos-DeVito, M., Carpenter, K. L. H., Franz, L., Howard, J., Vermeer, S., … Dawson, G. (2024). Automated Video Tracking of Autistic Children's Movement During Caregiver-Child Interaction: An Exploratory Study. J Autism Dev Disord, 54(10), 3706–3718. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-023-06107-2
Bey, Alexandra L., Maura Sabatos-DeVito, Kimberly L. H. Carpenter, Lauren Franz, Jill Howard, Saritha Vermeer, Ryan Simmons, Jesse D. Troy, and Geraldine Dawson. “Automated Video Tracking of Autistic Children's Movement During Caregiver-Child Interaction: An Exploratory Study.J Autism Dev Disord 54, no. 10 (October 2024): 3706–18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-023-06107-2.
Bey AL, Sabatos-DeVito M, Carpenter KLH, Franz L, Howard J, Vermeer S, et al. Automated Video Tracking of Autistic Children's Movement During Caregiver-Child Interaction: An Exploratory Study. J Autism Dev Disord. 2024 Oct;54(10):3706–18.
Bey, Alexandra L., et al. “Automated Video Tracking of Autistic Children's Movement During Caregiver-Child Interaction: An Exploratory Study.J Autism Dev Disord, vol. 54, no. 10, Oct. 2024, pp. 3706–18. Pubmed, doi:10.1007/s10803-023-06107-2.
Bey AL, Sabatos-DeVito M, Carpenter KLH, Franz L, Howard J, Vermeer S, Simmons R, Troy JD, Dawson G. Automated Video Tracking of Autistic Children's Movement During Caregiver-Child Interaction: An Exploratory Study. J Autism Dev Disord. 2024 Oct;54(10):3706–3718.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Autism Dev Disord

DOI

EISSN

1573-3432

Publication Date

October 2024

Volume

54

Issue

10

Start / End Page

3706 / 3718

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Video Recording
  • Play and Playthings
  • Movement
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Developmental & Child Psychology
  • Child, Preschool
  • Child Behavior