Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is associated with impaired social interaction. Other’s eyes are important for understanding the social world. Here, we examined concurrent and longitudinal links between attention to other’s eyes and symptoms of ADHD and comorbid externalizing and internalizing symptoms. Eighty-two 8 to 13-year-old children (40% with ADHD) participated. The latency to a first gaze shift to and away from the eye region of human faces, when primed to look at either the eyes or the mouth, was recorded with eye tracking. Parents rated ADHD, externalizing and internalizing symptoms at the time of testing and at 2-year follow-up. The results show that longer looking at the eyes before reorienting was specifically associated with concurrent and future symptoms of inattention, even when accounting for comorbid symptoms. We conclude that the temporal microstructure of attention to other’s eyes is altered in children with symptoms of ADHD, which may contribute to social impairments.

注意力缺陷/多动障碍 (ADHD) 与社交互动受损有关。别人的眼睛对于理解社会世界很重要。在这里，我们研究了对他人眼睛的关注与多动症症状以及共病外化和内化症状之间的并发和纵向联系。82 名 8 至 13 岁的儿童（40% 患有注意力缺陷多动症）参与其中。当准备看眼睛或嘴巴时，通过眼动追踪记录第一次凝视转移到或移开人脸眼睛区域的潜伏期。父母在测试时和两年随访时对 ADHD、外化和内化症状进行评分。结果表明，在重新定向之前长时间注视眼睛与当前和未来的注意力不集中症状特别相关，即使考虑到共病症状也是如此。