A 2×2×3 mixed design (intent word × object type × group: TD, ASD, ID) was used. Age-matched children watched videos and judged which object a model would pick; their choices and eye movements were recorded.

A 2 (intent word: like, dislike) × 2 (object type: mentioned, unmentioned) × 3 (participant group: ASD, TD, ID) mixed experimental design was adopted. Children from the three age-matched groups (29 TD, 22 ASD, 24 ID) completed a video-watching task. In the video, a model was presented with two objects and uttered a sentence containing an intent word, a verb, and a noun, such as "I like to eat oranges." Based on the intent word, trials were divided into "like" and "dislike" conditions. Objects were classified as "mentioned" or "unmentioned" according to the verb and noun used. Participants were required to judge which object the model would pick while watching the video. Their choice responses and eye movements were recorded.

Inclusion Criteria:

- Children clinically diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Typically developing (TD) children with no developmental or neurological disorders.

Children clinically diagnosed with Intellectual Disability (ID).

Common criteria for all groups: Normal or corrected-to-normal vision, no color vision deficiencies, normal hearing, and written informed consent provided by their legal guardians.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Failure to meet the study's group-specific screening cutoffs on the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS) and Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ).

Failure to meet the study's group-specific screening cutoffs on the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS).

Known genetic syndromes, significant hearing loss, or uncorrectable visual impairment.

A total of 80 children (aged 3-10 years) were initially recruited and divided into three groups: 29 typically developing (TD) children (25 boys, 4 girls) from a kindergarten or primary school in Sichuan Province; 26 children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) (20 boys, 6 girls) from a local disability federation or autism rehabilitation center in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, all clinically diagnosed and assessed with the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS); and 25 children with intellectual disability (ID) (14 boys, 11 girls) from a disability federation or rehabilitation center in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, all clinically diagnosed. Based on eye-tracking data, 4 ASD participants and 1 ID participant whose total fixation duration accounted for less than 50% of the total trial time were excluded. Consequently, the final sample included 29 TD children (25 boys, 4 girls), 22 ASD children (18 boys, 4 girls), and 24 ID children (13 boys, 11 girls) for data analysis.