@article {181,
	title = {Atypical social referencing in infant siblings of children with autism spectrum disorders.},
	journal = {J Autism Dev Disord},
	volume = {42},
	year = {2012},
	month = {2012 Dec},
	pages = {2611-21},
	abstract = {<p>Social referencing was investigated in 18-month-old siblings of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD; "high-risk infants"). Infants were exposed to novel toys, which were emotionally tagged via adults{\textquoteright} facial and vocal signals. Infants{\textquoteright} information seeking (initiation of joint attention with an adult) and their approach/withdrawal behavior toward the toys before versus after the adults{\textquoteright} emotional signals was measured. Compared to both typically developing infants and high-risk infants without ASD, infants later diagnosed with ASD engaged in slower information seeking, suggesting that this aspect of referencing may be an early indicator of ASD. High-risk infants, both those who were and those who were not later diagnosed with ASD, exhibited impairments in regulating their behavior based on the adults{\textquoteright} emotional signals, suggesting that this aspect of social referencing may reflect an endophenotype for ASD.</p>
},
	keywords = {Attention, Child, Child Development, Child Development Disorders, Pervasive, Child, Preschool, Emotions, Endophenotypes, Female, Humans, Infant, Infant Behavior, Male, Risk Factors, Siblings, Social Behavior},
	issn = {1573-3432},
	doi = {10.1007/s10803-012-1518-8},
	author = {Cornew, Lauren and Dobkins, Karen R and Akshoomoff, Natacha and McCleery, Joseph P and Carver, Leslie J}
}
