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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

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13-04-2021 | Original Paper

Priming Global Processing Strategy Improves the Perceptual Performance of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Auteurs: Golnoosh Soroor, Setareh Mokhtari, Hamidreza Pouretemad

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 3/2022

Abstract

We investigated (1) if the perceptual integration performance is different in children with ASD in comparison with their typically developed (TD) counterparts; and (2) if activating- priming- the global processing strategy, could benefit the integration performance of children with ASD in the subsequent task. We observed that in comparison with the TD group, children with ASD had lower performance in an information integration task that required identification of illusory shapes. Additionally, we observed that priming the global processing strategy increased the correct identification of the illusory shapes in the subsequent task. We suggested that studies on priming effect shed light on the different aspects of perceptual properties of ASD, and could also be used in developing new rehabilitation plans.

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Considering that the IQ level of all children in autism rehabilitation centers and the nominated kindergarten had been recorded, due to the time constrains, we relied on the available information and only recruited children who obtained 75 or higher in the Persian version of the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI) according to their records.

Although similar procedure was used in previous studies (e.g., Cardillo et al., 2020; Pouretemad & Mokhtari, 2019), there are several concerns regarding the indirect registration of the reaction time by the experimenter that make the data unreliable. Therefore, we did not include reaction time data in our analysis, and have just relied on the response accuracy data.

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Titel: Priming Global Processing Strategy Improves the Perceptual Performance of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Auteurs: Golnoosh Soroor
Setareh Mokhtari
Hamidreza Pouretemad
Publicatiedatum: 13-04-2021
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 3/2022
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-021-05007-7

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