How Young Children With Autism Perceive and Pay Attention to Moments in Time
Compares how children with autism and without autism perceive timing, using eye-tracking.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Duration of Moment in Autism
Key facts
- Where
- Bron, FranceSee the 2 sites
Where in France
- Baby lab - Institut des sciences cognitives Marc JeannerodBron, FranceNo longer taking part
- CEDA - Le VinatierBron, FranceNo longer taking part
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Hôpital le Vinatier
- Trial code
- NCT07384819
- Record updated
- 5 February 2026
- Original description
This study investigates the temporal dynamics of perception and attention in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), focusing on two key phenomena: the Temporal Integration Window (TIW) and the attentional blink. Using eye-tracking, 3- and 5-year-old children with ASD (prototypical or not) will be compared to age-matched neurotypical peers.Read full original descriptionShow less
Evaluation of Visual Perception Development in Autism: Duration of a Moment
This study investigates the temporal dynamics of perception and attention in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), focusing on two key phenomena: the Temporal Integration Window (TIW) and the attentional blink. Using eye-tracking, 3- and 5-year-old children with ASD (prototypical or not) will be compared to age-matched neurotypical peers.
The investigators hypothesize that children with ASD exhibit shorter TIWs and attentional blinks, reflecting faster perceptual sampling and attentional processing. These characteristics may contribute to sensory hypersensitivity and difficulties in complex, unpredictable environments such as social situations. The protocol includes two experimental tasks.
Inclusion: Children aged 3 or 5 years; Either with a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or typically developing (neurotypical); No intellectual disability (per Mullen, Denver, or psychometric report); Normal or corrected vision and hearing; Written informed consent from legal guardians; Legal guardians affiliated to a French social security plan; For ASD group only : classification as prototypical or non-prototypical based on clinical evaluation.
Exclusion: Neurological disorder; For neurotypical children: developmental delay or psychiatric diagnosis; Parental or child refusal to participate.