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Plaisted, Kate; Dobler, Veronica; Bell, Stuart; Davis, Greg – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2006
Several studies have reported that individuals with autism and Asperger's syndrome show a local processing bias on tasks involving features and configurations. This study assessed whether this bias results from differences in the perception of features or a cognitive bias to attend to features in autism as a consequence of a deficit in attending…
Descriptors: Visual Perception, Autism, Asperger Syndrome, Bias
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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