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Ultra-Rapid Categorization of Meaningful Real-Life Scenes in Adults With and Without ASD

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

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 2/2016

Abstract

In comparison to typically developing (TD) individuals, people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) appear to be worse in the fast extraction of the global meaning of a situation or picture. Ultra-rapid categorization [paradigm developed by Thorpe et al. (Nature 381:520–522, 1996)] involves such global information processing. We therefore tested a group of adults with and without ASD, without intellectual disability, on a set of ultra-rapid categorization tasks. Individuals with ASD performed equally well as TD individuals except when the task required the categorization of social interactions. These results argue against a general deficit in ultra-rapid gist perception in people with ASD, while suggesting a more specific problem with the fast processing of information about social relations.

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Titel: Ultra-Rapid Categorization of Meaningful Real-Life Scenes in Adults With and Without ASD
Auteurs: Steven Vanmarcke
Ruth Van Der Hallen
Kris Evers
Ilse Noens
Jean Steyaert
Johan Wagemans
Publicatiedatum: 09-09-2015
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 2/2016
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-015-2583-6

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