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05-06-2015 | Original Paper

The Effect of Visual Perceptual Load on Auditory Awareness in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Auteurs: Julian Tillmann, Andrea Olguin, Jyrki Tuomainen, John Swettenham

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 10/2015

Abstract

Recent work on visual selective attention has shown that individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) demonstrate an increased perceptual capacity. The current study examined whether increasing visual perceptual load also has less of an effect on auditory awareness in children with ASD. Participants performed either a high- or low load version of a line discrimination task. On a critical trial, an unexpected, task-irrelevant auditory stimulus was played concurrently with the visual stimulus. In contrast to typically developing (TD) children, children with ASD demonstrated similar detection rates across perceptual load conditions, and reported greater awareness than TD children in the high perceptual load condition. These findings suggest an increased perceptual capacity in children with ASD that operates across sensory modalities.

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Titel: The Effect of Visual Perceptual Load on Auditory Awareness in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Auteurs: Julian Tillmann
Andrea Olguin
Jyrki Tuomainen
John Swettenham
Publicatiedatum: 05-06-2015
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 10/2015
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-015-2491-9

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