Social Attention in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Experimental Findings and Methodological Techniques
Lead Research Organisation:
Newcastle University
Department Name: Sch of Psychology
Abstract
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People |
ORCID iD |
| Sue Fletcher-Watson (Principal Investigator / Fellow) |
Publications
Ames C
(2010)
A review of methods in the study of attention in autism
in Developmental Review
Fletcher-Watson S
(2009)
The development of change blindness: children's attentional priorities whilst viewing naturalistic scenes.
in Developmental science
Fletcher-Watson S
(2009)
Eye-movements reveal attention to social information in autism spectrum disorder.
in Neuropsychologia
Fletcher-Watson S
(2012)
Attenuation of change blindness in children with autism spectrum disorders.
in The British journal of developmental psychology
| Description | The proposed fellowship allowed me to build on my PhD research in three major ways. First, I disseminated my research to a wider audience via publications and conference presentations, both in the UK and internationally. This audience included professionals such as clinical psychologists and special needs teachers, as well as members of the academic community, so that the project could filter down to influence therapeutic and educational policy. Secondly, the fellowship allowed me to plan and secure funding for the next stage of my research in which I moved on to working with young children with more severe autism in an intervention study. Finally, the fellowship provided me with the further training I needed to continue my academic career, both in the use of practical tools for research and in teaching. |
| Exploitation Route | My findings have been widely cited in the academic community and contributed to our understanding of the development of autism spectrum disorder. In my own work, I have since created a technology based intervention drawing on my previous findings and translatiing them to a clinical application. |
| Sectors | Communities and Social Services/Policy,Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Education,Healthcare |
| Description | I am not aware of examples of specific impacts of my research undertaken during this grant. however my findings do contribute to our understanding of autism, and have been disseminated directly and indirectly to parents, practitioners and other members of the autism community. This means that this kinwledge may be having unknown impact in education, clinical and community practices. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2008 |
| Sector | Communities and Social Services/Policy,Education,Healthcare |
| Impact Types | Societal |
| Description | Nuffield Foundation Early Career Development Fellowship |
| Amount | £169,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | NCDF/36343 |
| Organisation | Nuffield Foundation |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2010 |
| End | 06/2013 |
| Description | Research Autism small grants |
| Amount | £1,141 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Research Autism |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 05/2008 |
| End | 04/2009 |
| Description | Ames & Fletcher-Watson |
| Organisation | King's College London |
| Department | Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Co-authored review article on attention in autism |
| Collaborator Contribution | Co-uthored review article on attention in autism |
| Impact | Ames, C., & Fletcher-Watson, S. (2010). A review of methods in the study of attention in autism. Developmental Review, 30(1), 52-73. |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | McGill study visit |
| Organisation | McGill University |
| Country | Canada |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Consultation on multiple student projects in autism research. Provision of stimuli for new change blindness studies. Contribution ot large lab funding grant. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Training in EEG data collection and analysis Consultation on research plans and interpretation of data. |
| Impact | None |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | McGill study visit |
| Organisation | University of Montreal |
| Country | Canada |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Consultation on multiple student projects in autism research. Provision of stimuli for new change blindness studies. Contribution ot large lab funding grant. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Training in EEG data collection and analysis Consultation on research plans and interpretation of data. |
| Impact | None |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | NAS conference talk |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Participants in your research and patient groups |
| Results and Impact | I spoke at a National Autistic Society conference, with questions afterwards. Subsequent regular invitations to speak at NAS events |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2008 |
| Description | Royal College Psychiatrists talk |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | I spoke a tthe Roayl College of Psychiatrists annual meeting, in a keynote speaker slot (standing in for Professor Sue Leekam) none known |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2008 |