Developmental disorders, such as autism, are typically not diagnosed until at least early childhood yet there is a pervasive view that is should be possible to detect these disorders much earlier in life. Dr David Kelly and his PhD student Süheyla Ozen are therefore currently conducting studies to explore whether we can identify potential ‘early markers’ of autism and related disorders earlier than is currently possible. One promising line of work has come from observing short behavioural interactions between toddlers and one of their primary caregivers. Our continued work in this area can take place online using Zoom with young children aged from 18 months – 3 years. To take part in this study, we would simply ask you to carry out a 5-minute interaction with your child where you would talk to them as you would normally at home while they play with some of their toys. In addition, we would invite you to complete a few brief questionnaires. These could be completed during the Zoom call or submitted online if that is more convenient for you. We will be contacting some parents of children who have previously participated in our infant eye-tracking studies, but we would also like to conduct this study with children who have not previously participated. If you are interested, please email child@kent.ac.uk with the subject-line ‘Interaction Study’ and we will send more detailed information, following which you can decide to participate on a day / time which is convenient for you. This study will start from December onwards.