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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

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22-01-2016 | Original Paper

Children with Autism Detect Targets at Very Rapid Presentation Rates with Similar Accuracy as Adults

Auteurs: Carl Erick Hagmann, Bradley Wyble, Nicole Shea, Megan LeBlanc, Wendy R. Kates, Natalie Russo

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 5/2016

Abstract

Enhanced perception may allow for visual search superiority by individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), but does it occur over time? We tested high-functioning children with ASD, typically developing (TD) children, and TD adults in two tasks at three presentation rates (50, 83.3, and 116.7 ms/item) using rapid serial visual presentation. In the Color task, participants detected a purple target letter amongst black letter distractors. In the Category task, participants detected a letter amongst number distractors. Slower rates resulted in higher accuracy. Children with ASD were more accurate than TD children and similar to adults at the fastest rate when detecting color-marked targets, indicating atypical neurodevelopment in ASD may cause generalized perceptual enhancement relative to typically developing peers.

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Titel: Children with Autism Detect Targets at Very Rapid Presentation Rates with Similar Accuracy as Adults
Auteurs: Carl Erick Hagmann
Bradley Wyble
Nicole Shea
Megan LeBlanc
Wendy R. Kates
Natalie Russo
Publicatiedatum: 22-01-2016
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 5/2016
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-016-2705-9

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