Do You See What I See?

The purpose of this study was to determine if children with and without autism spectrum disorder (ASD) fixate similarly while passively viewing a videogame play stimulus. To answer this research question, eye-tracking technology (i.e., Tobii T60) was used to gather data from typically developing children as well as children with ASD. A coding scheme was developed to determine how often all participants visually attended to various elements of the video game. This study is a first step in determining if  videogame play may be an appropriate context for providing opportunities for friendship formation.