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Notable performance has been achieved by deep learning approaches; however, its direct use for recognizing facial expressions in individuals with intellectual disabilities has not yet been studied in the literature, to the best of our knowledge. The aim of this work is to thoroughly explore the applicability of these systems to people with intellectual disabilities.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To address this objective, we work with a set of 12 convolutional neural networks (CNNs) in different approaches, including an ensemble of datasets without individuals with intellectual disabilities and a dataset featuring such individuals. 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