Özet:

Although children affected by autism spectrum disorder (OSB) are often to have specific limitations to OSB in the simulation of motor movements, the underlying reasons for their simulation failure are unclear. According to the Neuropsychological Model, one of the current points of discussion is the cause of the deficiencies that children with OSB show in their imitating skills, the limitations in visual attention directed to the model during the demonstration of the behaviors to be imitated. Based on this hypothesis in this study the visual attention that children with OSB directed to the model showing movements during the display of motor movements through the eye monitoring device, compared with the visual attention of the typical developmental (TGG) fellow. The study included 44 children with OSBs, 40 with TGGs, and 84 children with age ranging from 18 to 36 months. Research findings have shown that children with OSB and TGG have differences in visual attention when watching motor movements. The findings obtained with visual consideration have shown that children with TGG look more statistically meaningfully to the model’s Face area and Movement area, while in the External Area the groups do not differ significantly. When the participants are studied the visual attention orientation patterns they show while watching the motor movements, the children with TGG are seen as the most face area of the model, the last after the movement area, they are directed their visual attention to the external area, the children with OSB are directed their visual attention to the external area, which can be classified as the most unrelated area, this area is followed by the face area and the movement area. The findings of the research were discussed and presented with recommendations for advanced research.

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