Understanding and Addressing Emotional Monitoring Deficits in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Current Evidence and Intervention Approaches

Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) exhibit significant impairments in emotion monitoring, which disrupts their social interactions, and has a lasting impact on their overall development. Therefore, examining the emotion monitoring deficits in children with ASD and assessing the effectiveness of educational intervention strategies are essential for enhancing their social adaptation. This study aims to review the theoretical foundations of emotion monitoring in children with ASD, analyze the manifestations and causes of these deficits, and assess the effectiveness of existing educational interventions. Through a review and analysis of relevant literature, it explores the main challenges children with ASD face in emotion recognition, emotion regulation, and emotional expression in social contexts. Also, it summarizes key educational interventions, including cognitive-behavioral therapy, social skills training, and emotion regulation training, evaluating their effectiveness, especially when combined with visual supports and structured learning environments. The findings indicate that these interventions are generally effective in improving emotion monitoring abilities in children with ASD. However, gaps remain, such as the lack of standardized assessments and limited validation of long-term outcomes. Future research should focus on developing more comprehensive assessment frameworks, conducting longitudinal studies to verify intervention effectiveness, and exploring the potential of technological innovations (such as artificial intelligence and virtual reality) in intervention implementation.