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Objective:To explore the characteristics of eye tracking movement on circumscribed interests in preschool children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), providing some reference for behavior correction and rehabilitation training.Methods:Fifty ASD children and fifty-two age-matched typically developing children(TDC) were investigated by the childhood autism rating scale(CARS), the autism diagnostic observation schedule(ADOS), the autism diagnostic interview-revised (ADI-R) and Gesell Developmental Schedule, (GDS). Eye movement during the visual search task was captured by the Tobii Pro X3-120 eye tracker.All data were analyzed by the IBM SPSS Statistics 20.0.Eye movement patterns were compared between TDC and ASD children using the independent-sample t test, and the correlations were then analyzed between abnormal eye movement characteristics and their core syndrome. Results:The total scores of CARS, ADOS and ADI-R in ASD group were 34.13±4.59, 14.44±2.59 and 39.91±12.11 respectively.During passive viewing of complex non-social picture arrays, ASD and TDC group explored total number of images were 9.28±2.72 and 12.67±2.45.The fixation time per image explored in ASD and TDC group were (0.67±0.37)ms and (0.54±0.15)ms.Moreover, the number of discrete fixations per image explored in ASD and TDC group was 2.80±1.00 and 2.48±0.48.Compared with the TDC group, ASD children demonstrated circumscribed attention ( t=6.610, P<0.01) with more perseveration ( t=-2.363, P=0.021) and detail-orientation ( t=-2.360, P=0.021). Exploration was negatively correlated with the total score of ADOS ( r=-0.480, P<0.01), CARS ( r=-0.487, P<0.01), communication score of ADOS( r=-0.290, P=0.041), social score of ADOS( r=-0.491, P<0.01), game score of ADOS( r=-0.397, P=0.004)and communication score of ADI-R( r=-0.331, P=0.025)in the ASD group. Conclusion:Compared with TDC, the eye movement pattern shows the circumscribed interests of ASD children, who not only explore fewer objects but also demonstrate circumscribed attention with more perseveration and detail-orientation.Moreover, the more severe the symptoms of ASD children, the fewer objects the children explore and the more stereotyped the circumscribed interest.
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@#Usually individualized comprehensive treatments are applied to children with cerebral palsy. Among them, Kinesio taping is a simple treatment compared to orthosis, which allows greater rang of motion (ROM) and can more easily be accepted by patients, however, its effectiveness is controversial. This article introduced the mechanism that mainly includes relieving pain, improving joint mobility, increasing strength, relieving edema and increasing proprioception. The application of it in upper limbs, lower limbs and trunk of children with cerebral palsy was discussed. Finally, the advantages and limitations of Kinesio taping, suitable types of cerebral palsy and the therapeutic evaluation were analyzed.
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Usually individualized comprehensive treatments are applied to children with cerebral palsy. Among them, Kinesio taping is a simple treatment compared to orthosis, which allows greater rang of motion (ROM) and can more easily be accepted by patients, however, its effectiveness is controversial. This article introduced the mechanism that mainly includes relieving pain, improving joint mobility, in-creasing strength, relieving edema and increasing proprioception. The application of it in upper limbs, lower limbs and trunk of children with cerebral palsy was discussed. Finally, the advantages and limitations of Kinesio taping, suitable types of cerebral palsy and the therapeu-tic evaluation were analyzed.