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Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 9/2016

16-06-2016 | Original Paper

Embedded Figures Test Performance in the Broader Autism Phenotype: A Meta-analysis

Auteurs: Serena J. Cribb, Michelle Olaithe, Renata Di Lorenzo, Patrick D. Dunlop, Murray T. Maybery

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 9/2016

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Abstract

People with autism show superior performance to controls on the Embedded Figures Test (EFT). However, studies examining the relationship between autistic-like traits and EFT performance in neurotypical individuals have yielded inconsistent findings. To examine the inconsistency, a meta-analysis was conducted of studies that (a) compared high and low Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ) groups, and (b) treated AQ as a continuous variable. Outcomes are consistent with superior visual search forming part of the broader autism phenotype, but in existing literature, this is evident only when comparing extreme groups. Reanalysis of data from previous studies suggests findings are unlikely to be driven by a small number of high scorers. Monte Carlo simulations are used to illustrate the effect of methodological differences on results.
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A comprehensive discussion of all documented strengths and weaknesses on visual tasks in autism and the theories that have been put forward to explain this pattern of performance is beyond the scope of this paper. Interested readers are referred to the following review paper for a review: Simmons et al. (2009).
 
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Metagegevens
Titel
Embedded Figures Test Performance in the Broader Autism Phenotype: A Meta-analysis
Auteurs
Serena J. Cribb
Michelle Olaithe
Renata Di Lorenzo
Patrick D. Dunlop
Murray T. Maybery
Publicatiedatum
16-06-2016
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 9/2016
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-016-2832-3

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