Reduced preference for social rewards in a novel tablet based task in young children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Abstract Atypical responsivity to social rewards has been observed in young children with or at risk of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). These observations contributed to the hypothesis of reduced social motivation in ASD. In the current study we develop a novel task to test social reward preference...

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Autores principales:	Liliana Ruta, Francesca Isabella Famà, Giuseppe Massimo Bernava, Elisa Leonardi, Gennaro Tartarisco, Alessandra Falzone, Giovanni Pioggia, Bhismadev Chakrabarti
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2017
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:126159700b9e49c5959f61096cfa26872021-12-02T12:32:16ZReduced preference for social rewards in a novel tablet based task in young children with Autism Spectrum Disorders10.1038/s41598-017-03615-x2045-2322https://doaj.org/article/126159700b9e49c5959f61096cfa26872017-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-03615-xhttps://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Atypical responsivity to social rewards has been observed in young children with or at risk of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). These observations contributed to the hypothesis of reduced social motivation in ASD. In the current study we develop a novel task to test social reward preference using a tablet computer (iPad), where two differently coloured buttons were associated with a social and a nonsocial rewarding image respectively. 63 young children, aged 14–68 months, with and without a diagnosis of ASD took part in the study. The experimental sessions were also recorded on video, using an in-built webcam on the tablet as well as an external camera. Children with ASD were found to show a reduced relative preference for social rewards, indexed by a lower proportion of touches for the button associated with the social reward image. Greater social preference as measured using the tablet-based task was associated with increased use of social communicative behaviour such as eye contact with the experimenter and social smile in response to the social reward image. These results are consistent with earlier findings from eye-tracking studies, and provide novel empirical insights into atypical social reward responsivity in ASD.Liliana RutaFrancesca Isabella FamàGiuseppe Massimo BernavaElisa LeonardiGennaro TartariscoAlessandra FalzoneGiovanni PioggiaBhismadev ChakrabartiNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2017)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Liliana Ruta Francesca Isabella Famà Giuseppe Massimo Bernava Elisa Leonardi Gennaro Tartarisco Alessandra Falzone Giovanni Pioggia Bhismadev Chakrabarti Reduced preference for social rewards in a novel tablet based task in young children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
description	Abstract Atypical responsivity to social rewards has been observed in young children with or at risk of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). These observations contributed to the hypothesis of reduced social motivation in ASD. In the current study we develop a novel task to test social reward preference using a tablet computer (iPad), where two differently coloured buttons were associated with a social and a nonsocial rewarding image respectively. 63 young children, aged 14–68 months, with and without a diagnosis of ASD took part in the study. The experimental sessions were also recorded on video, using an in-built webcam on the tablet as well as an external camera. Children with ASD were found to show a reduced relative preference for social rewards, indexed by a lower proportion of touches for the button associated with the social reward image. Greater social preference as measured using the tablet-based task was associated with increased use of social communicative behaviour such as eye contact with the experimenter and social smile in response to the social reward image. These results are consistent with earlier findings from eye-tracking studies, and provide novel empirical insights into atypical social reward responsivity in ASD.
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author	Liliana Ruta Francesca Isabella Famà Giuseppe Massimo Bernava Elisa Leonardi Gennaro Tartarisco Alessandra Falzone Giovanni Pioggia Bhismadev Chakrabarti
author_facet	Liliana Ruta Francesca Isabella Famà Giuseppe Massimo Bernava Elisa Leonardi Gennaro Tartarisco Alessandra Falzone Giovanni Pioggia Bhismadev Chakrabarti
author_sort	Liliana Ruta
title	Reduced preference for social rewards in a novel tablet based task in young children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
title_short	Reduced preference for social rewards in a novel tablet based task in young children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
title_full	Reduced preference for social rewards in a novel tablet based task in young children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
title_fullStr	Reduced preference for social rewards in a novel tablet based task in young children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
title_full_unstemmed	Reduced preference for social rewards in a novel tablet based task in young children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
title_sort	reduced preference for social rewards in a novel tablet based task in young children with autism spectrum disorders
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2017
url	https://doaj.org/article/126159700b9e49c5959f61096cfa2687
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Reduced preference for social rewards in a novel tablet based task in young children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

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