ERIC Number: EJ1427257
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Jun
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3257
EISSN: EISSN-1573-3432
Computer Vision Analysis of Caregiver-Child Interactions in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Preliminary Report
Dmitry Yu. Isaev; Maura Sabatos-DeVito; J. Matias Di Martino; Kimberly Carpenter; Rachel Aiello; Scott Compton; Naomi Davis; Lauren Franz; Connor Sullivan; Geraldine Dawson; Guillermo Sapiro
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v54 n6 p2286-2297 2024
We report preliminary results of computer vision analysis of caregiver-child interactions during free play with children diagnosed with autism (N = 29, 41-91 months), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD, N = 22, 48-100 months), or combined autism + ADHD (N = 20, 56-98 months), and neurotypical children (NT, N = 7, 55-95 months). We conducted micro-analytic analysis of 'reaching to a toy,' as a proxy for initiating or responding to a toy play bout. Dyadic analysis revealed two clusters of interaction patterns, which differed in frequency of 'reaching to a toy' and caregivers' contingent responding to the child's reach for a toy by also reaching for a toy. Children in dyads with higher caregiver responsiveness had less developed language, communication, and socialization skills. Clusters were not associated with diagnostic groups. These results hold promise for automated methods of characterizing caregiver responsiveness in dyadic interactions for assessment and outcome monitoring in clinical trials.
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Play, Communication Skills, Language Proficiency, Socialization, Interpersonal Competence, Individual Characteristics, Video Technology, Motion, Computers
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (DHHS/NIH); National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) (DHHS/NIH); Office of Naval Research (ONR) (DOD); US Department of Defense (DOD); National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: P50HD093074; R01MH120093