Receptive language processing in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: evidence from eye

A cross-sectional study from 2026 includes 33 children aged 4 to 7 years, comprising 16 with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and 17 typically developing peers. It was authored by Ayşe Tuba Ceyhun and examines visual attention during language tasks using eye-tracking indices like target looking proportion and fixation duration. Findings suggest less efficient visual attention is associated with receptive language difficulties in children with ASD.

Use Cases

• Analyze group differences in visual attention patterns based on eye-tracking measures mentioned in the description
• Model associations between eye-tracking indices and standardized language scores within the ASD group
• Inform the design of targeted language intervention approaches based on process-level attentional dynamics

Strengths

• Includes 33 participants with a clear group composition of 16 children with ASD and 17 typically developing peers
• Uses multiple specific eye-tracking indices: target looking proportion, time to first fixation, and target fixation duration
• Applies statistical controls for age and uses regression analysis to explain variance

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• The dataset is very small at 960.7 KB, indicating limited scope

Provenance

Source

Ayşe Tuba Ceyhun via figshare

Collection Method

Cross-sectional study using a remote eye-tracking system and the Turkish Early Language Development Test (TEDİL).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-16 05:49:12; freshness should be verified