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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

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01-08-2012 | Original Paper

Category Formation in Autism: Can Individuals with Autism Form Categories and Prototypes of Dot Patterns?

Auteurs: Holly Zajac Gastgeb, Eva M. Dundas, Nancy J. Minshew, Mark S. Strauss

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 8/2012

Abstract

There is a growing amount of evidence suggesting that individuals with autism have difficulty with categorization. One basic cognitive ability that may underlie this difficulty is the ability to abstract a prototype. The current study examined prototype and category formation with dot patterns in high-functioning adults with autism and matched controls. Individuals with autism were found to have difficulty forming prototypes and categories of dot patterns. The eye-tracking data did not reveal any between group differences in attention to the dot patterns. However, relationships between performance and intelligence in the autism group suggest possible processing differences between the groups. Results are consistent with previous studies that have found deficits in prototype formation and extend these deficits to dot patterns.

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Titel: Category Formation in Autism: Can Individuals with Autism Form Categories and Prototypes of Dot Patterns?
Auteurs: Holly Zajac Gastgeb
Eva M. Dundas
Nancy J. Minshew
Mark S. Strauss
Publicatiedatum: 01-08-2012
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 8/2012
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-011-1411-x

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