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Franklin, Anna; Sowden, Paul; Burley, Rachel; Notman, Leslie; Alder, Elizabeth – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2008
This study examined whether color perception is atypical in children with autism. In experiment 1, accuracy of color memory and search was compared for children with autism and typically developing children matched on age and non-verbal cognitive ability. Children with autism were significantly less accurate at color memory and search than…
Descriptors: Autism, Memory, Perceptual Development, Cognitive Ability
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Bertone, Armando; Faubert, Jocelyn – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2006
Interest regarding neural information processing in autism is growing because atypical perceptual abilities are a characteristic feature of persons with autism. Central to our review is how characteristic perceptual abilities, referred to as "perceptual signatures," can be used to suggest a neural etiology that is specific to autism. We review…
Descriptors: Etiology, Autism, Cognitive Processes, Hypothesis Testing
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Kobayashi, Ryuji – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1996
This article presents a case study of a Japanese adolescent with autism who strongly perceived inanimate things (Kanji characters) as real persons. Physiognomic perception is investigated as a characteristic mode of autism, and its effects are discussed. It is concluded that the poor cognitive-language ability of some autistic people may shape…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Autism, Case Studies, Cognitive Ability