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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

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01-09-2014 | Original Paper

Spatial Transformations of Bodies and Objects in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Auteurs: Amy Pearson, Lauren Marsh, Antonia Hamilton, Danielle Ropar

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 9/2014

Abstract

Previous research into autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has shown people with autism to be impaired at visual perspective taking. However it is still unclear to what extent the spatial mechanisms underlying this ability contribute to these difficulties. In the current experiment we examine spatial transformations in adults with ASD and typical adults. Participants performed egocentric transformations and mental rotation of bodies and cars. Results indicated that participants with ASD had general perceptual differences impacting on response times across tasks. However, they also showed more specific differences in the egocentric task suggesting particular difficulty with using the self as a reference frame. These findings suggest that impaired perspective taking could be grounded in difficulty with the spatial transformation used to imagine the self in someone else’s place.

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Titel: Spatial Transformations of Bodies and Objects in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Auteurs: Amy Pearson
Lauren Marsh
Antonia Hamilton
Danielle Ropar
Publicatiedatum: 01-09-2014
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 9/2014
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-014-2098-6

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