Eye-Tracking reveals how kids with autism see emotions
NCT ID NCT07597655
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study used eye-tracking to see how emotional expressions (low, medium, or high intensity) influence how children with autism understand intentions. Researchers watched where 80 children looked during a puzzle task. The goal was to learn more about attention patterns, not to test a treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help design better therapies or teaching methods for children with autism by understanding how they process emotions.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It only measures attention patterns, so it won't directly change outcomes for participants.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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80 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Finished
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Mar 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Failure to meet the study's group-specific screen cutoffs on the Social Responsiveness Scale(SRS) and ADOS-2; Known genetic syndromes, significant hearing loss, or uncorrectable visual impairment.
- Ages
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3 to 10 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: \- Typically developing children without any developmental or neurological disorders. Confirmed clinical diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder and reconfirmed by the criteria of the Diagnostic Observation Table for ASD, Second Edition (ADOS-2). Confirmed clinical diagnosis of Intellectual Disability and the ADOS-2 with a comparison score below the ASD diagnostic cut-off score (comparison score≤2). Exclusion Criteria: \- Normal or corrected-to-normal vision, no color vision deficiencies, and legal guardian provided written informed consent.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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School of Foreign Languages, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Chengdu, Sichuan, 611731, China
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