Eye-Tracking Data for Implicit Facial Expression Processing in Children with Autism

Thirty young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and 30 age-matched typically developing children completed an implicit emotional face task using photographs of Chinese children. The study, authored by Yu Xie and last updated in May 2026, found atypical eye movement patterns in children with ASD during implicit processing of facial expressions.

Use Cases

• Analyze implicit processing performance based on accuracy rates and fixation metrics mentioned in the description
• Compare eye movement patterns between ASD and TD groups based on first fixation durations and proportion of fixation duration
• Study regional fixation preferences (eye vs. mouth) for different emotions based on the findings described
• Investigate processing biases for specific emotional expressions (e.g., fearful) based on the described results

Strengths

• Includes data from 60 participants (30 ASD, 30 TD), providing a matched comparison group
• Utilizes eye-tracking technology, a precise method for measuring implicit processing
• Focuses on a specific population (young children with ASD) and uses culturally relevant stimuli (Chinese children's faces)

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 (19.0 KB), indicating limited scope or potentially summary data only

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Eye-tracking experiment using an implicit emotional face task with facial expression photographs

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 05:30:43; freshness should be verified

Geography

Likely China, based on the use of photographs of Chinese children