Autistic kids may perceive faces differently

Autistic kids have trouble making eye contact. Representation pic

Researchers from the University of Houston, US, analysed social perception behaviour in almost 400 children, of whom 280 had autism, by monitoring eye movements as they looked at images.

Children on the spectrum processed a face in an "exploratory" manner that included looking at regions that do not have social cues and require minimal gaze, rather than immediately fixating on specific facial regions of interest.

Children not having the condition showed fewer exploratory patterns in eye movements Autistic children are known to have trouble with social skills, including looking another person in the eye.

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