MRI-Eye Tracking Pairing, a Tool for Assessing Social Cognition in Children With ASD

Inclusion criteria

For the group of people with Autism Spectrum Disorders (experimental group):

• Age between 10 to 20 years old
• Diagnosis of ASD (CARS) ≥ 30 performed at inclusion
• IQ test evaluation (regardless of the result) performed by a trained psychologist
• Obtaining informed oral and written consent after appropriate information
• Obtaining informed oral and written consent from the legal guardian after information
• Be affiliated with social security
• No contraindication to magnetic resonance imaging

For the TD (Typical Development) group of people (control group):

• Age between 10 to 20 years old
• Diagnosis of ASD (CARS) <30 performed at inclusion
• IQ test evaluation (regardless of the result) performed by a trained psychologist
• Obtaining informed oral and written consent after appropriate information
• Obtaining informed oral and written consent from the legal guardian after information
• Be affiliated with social security
• No contraindication to magnetic resonance imaging

Exclusion criteria

For all groups:

• Age outside the range 10 to 20 years
• Person with a contraindication to MRI (including claustrophobia, pace maker, neurosurgical clips, vascular clips, heart valves, ventriculoperitoneal valves, cochlear implant, neurostimulator, intraocular metal shards, joint prosthesis, etc.)
• Person suffering from major obesity (> 140 kg) not allowing him to enter the tunnel of the MRI machine (diameter <70cm)
• Pregnant or breastfeeding woman
• Person under guardianship or guardianship or deprived of liberty by a judicial or administrative decision

For TD people (control group):

• Person with psychiatric disorders such as attention disorder with or without hyperactivity, depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
• Person with a neurological history such as epilepsy and / or neurovascular accident.