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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 8/2016

28-04-2016 | Original Paper

In the Eye of the Beholder: Rapid Visual Perception of Real-Life Scenes by Young Adults with and Without ASD

Auteurs: Steven Vanmarcke, Caitlin Mullin, Ruth Van der Hallen, Kris Evers, Ilse Noens, Jean Steyaert, Johan Wagemans

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 8/2016

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Abstract

Typically developing (TD) adults are able to extract global information from natural images and to categorize them within a single glance. This study aimed at extending these findings to individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) using a free description open-encoding paradigm. Participants were asked to freely describe what they saw when looking at briefly presented real-life photographs. Our results show subtle but consistent group-level differences. More specifically, individuals with ASD spontaneously reported the presence of people in the display less frequently than TD participants, and they grasped the gist of the scene less well. These findings argue for a less efficient rapid feedforward processing of global semantic aspects and a less spontaneous interpretation of socially salient information in ASD.
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Metagegevens
Titel
In the Eye of the Beholder: Rapid Visual Perception of Real-Life Scenes by Young Adults with and Without ASD
Auteurs
Steven Vanmarcke
Caitlin Mullin
Ruth Van der Hallen
Kris Evers
Ilse Noens
Jean Steyaert
Johan Wagemans
Publicatiedatum
28-04-2016
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 8/2016
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-016-2802-9

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