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This study aims to explore facial emotion recognition in preschoolers with autism using an eye-tracking approach, focusing on valence and arousal dimensions.

June 21, 2026Autism Research

Valence‐Arousal Asymmetry: Rethinking Facial Emotion Recognition in Preschool Autism Through Eye‐Tracking

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FBFanShuai BuQingdao University RTRuoxi TengQingdao University MZMingyu ZhangBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

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Randomized trial examines facial emotion recognition in preschoolers with autism, suggesting a need for new assessment methods.

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This study aims to explore facial emotion recognition in preschoolers with autism using an eye-tracking approach, focusing on valence and arousal dimensions.
Examined 82 Chinese preschoolers (40 with autism, 42 typically developing) using an emotion recognition task.
Utilized a 2 (group) × 2 (valence) × 2 (arousal) × 4 (AOI) design to analyze eye movements and pupil size.
Applied a valence-arousal framework to interpret emotional responses.
Typically developing children showed more fixations on positive faces, especially in the eye area.
Children with autism exhibited fewer fixations and shorter gaze durations on positive faces.
Arousal effects were less pronounced but interacted with valence, with high-arousal negative faces causing avoidance behavior.

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Bu et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a37805e24f042ddf4c5a7e7 https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.70295

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