What the facility does
Social, cognitive, psychological and perceptual development in children with autism and ADHD
Areas of expertise
ASD Studies @ Queen’s uses behavioural observations, eye-tracking experiments, computer-based testing and standardized measures to investigate the effects that early social withdrawal and atypical sensory processing have on later social, psychological and cognitive development in children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.
Research services
Eye-tracking, behavioural observation
Sectors of application
- Healthcare and social services
Specialized labs and equipment
| Equipment | Function |
|---|---|
| ASL 1000 | Eye-tracking |
| Noldus observational system |
Private and public sector research partners
- Autism Speaks
- National Institutes of Health
- NeuroDevNet
- Ontario Brain Institute
- Masonic Foundation of Ontario