Eye-tracking Assessment for Children With Autism (EIRA)

PROJECT OVERVIEW

AIM: 

  • To test the utility of eye-tracking in tracking child neuro-development 
  • To test the feasibility of using eye-tracking to measure autism traits and child cognitive development in children in low-resource community settings in Delhi.

 

Rationale:

Eye-tracking technology measures eye-gaze and movements, which can provide valuable information about child neurodevelopment.

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LOCATION

Delhi, New Delhi

PROJECT DURATION

Sept 2018- Sept 2022

PROJECT GOAL

  • To identify objective markers using eye-tracking technology of neurodevelopment which can identify autism traits in children.
  • To assess the acceptability and feasibility of using eye-tracking technology with children in low-resource community settings.

KEY IMPACT

  • 120 children with and without neurodevelopmental disorders tested using EIRA
  • 13 in-depth interviews conducted with parents to establish acceptability and feasibility of EIRA
  • Acceptability, feasibility and utility of EIRA toolkit established

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TEAM

Dr Georgia Lockwood Estrin

Principal Investigator

Dr Gauri Divan

Sangath PI

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For further details please write to us at gauri.divan@sangath.in

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Attention control in autism: Eye-tracking findings from pre-school children in a low- and middle-income country setting

Lockwood Estrin, G., Mason, L., Arora, R., Bhavnani, S., Dasgupta, J., Gulati, S., Gliga, T., & Johnson, M. H.

Sage Journals,

2023

From the lab to the field: acceptability of using electroencephalography with Indian preschool children

Georgia Lockwood Estrin, Supriya Bhavnani, Amy Goodwin, Rashi Arora, Gauri Divan, Rianne Haartsen, Luke Mason, Vikram Patel, Mark H. Johnson, Emily J.H. Jones

Wellcome Open Research,

2022

“I was Confused … and Still am” Barriers Impacting the Help-Seeking Pathway for an Autism Diagnosis in Urban North India: A Mixed Methods Study

Supriya Bhavnani, Georgia Lockwood Estrin, Rashi Arora, Divya Kumar, Minal Kakra, Vivek Vajaratkar, Monica Juneja, Sheffali Gulati, Vikram Patel, Jonathan Green , Gauri Divan

Pub Med,

2021

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Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice,

2022

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