Children With Autism and Social Interaction Processing

NCT07597681 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: UESTC-GazeLab-05
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 59
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Attention allocation in ASD vs. TD children viewing social/non-social interactions by adult/child models, and the dynamics of social attention.

Conditions

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Keywords

Own-age bias; Joint attention; Temporal Dynamic; ASD

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Proportion of total fixation duration on human faces, context, activity areas

  Proportion of total fiaxtion duration on human faces, context, activity areas was calculated as (total fixation duration on AOIs/ total fixation duration on the screen).

  During the full 8 minutes video presentation

• Number of saccades on human faces, context, activity areas

  The number of saccades on human faces, context, activity areas occurring during an interval.

  During the full 8 minutes video presentation

• Social Prioritization Score on human faces, context, activity areas

  The difference in the proportion of fixation time between social and non-social interaction information.

  During the full 8 minutes video presentation

Study Arms (2)

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Group

Typically Developing (TD) Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 3 Years - 9 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

In this experiment, 47 children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) were recruited from an autism rehabilitation institution in Chengdu, and 37 typically developing (TD) children were recruited from a kindergarten in Shehong City. All ASD participants were clinically diagnosed with ASD by hospital physicians according to the DSM-5 criteria. Each participant underwent SRS,AQ,and SCQ tests.

You may qualify if:

• \- For ASD group: confirmed clinical diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder(DSM-5/ADOS-2) For TD group：TD children without any developmental or neurological disorders Both groups：Normal or corrected-to-normal vision，no color vision deficiencies，and legal guardian provided written informed consent

You may not qualify if:

• \- TD group: meet the study's group-specific screening cutoffs on SRS, SCQ or AQ ASD group：Failure to meet the study's group-specific screening cutoffs on ADOS-2 Both groups：Known genetic syndromes，significant hearing loss or uncorrectable visual impairment

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Electronic Science and Technology of China: lead

Study Sites (1)

School of Foreign Languages, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

Chengdu, Sichuan, 611731, China

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Child Development Disorders, Pervasive; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 6, 2026
• First Posted: May 19, 2026
• Study Start: December 28, 2024
• Primary Completion: March 23, 2025
• Study Completion: October 12, 2025
• Last Updated: May 19, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-05

Locations

CN (1)