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White, Sarah J.; Saldana, David – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2011
The Embedded Figures Test assesses weak central coherence and individuals with autism are commonly assumed to perform superiorly; however, the evidence for this claim is somewhat mixed. Here, two large (N = 45 and 62) samples of high-functioning children (6-16 years) with autism spectrum disorder performed similarly to typically-developing…
Descriptors: Reaction Time, Autism, Children, Adolescents
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South, Mikle; Ozonoff, Sally; McMahon, William M. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2007
This study examined the relationship between everyday repetitive behavior (primary symptoms of autism) and performance on neuropsychological tests of executive function and central coherence (secondary symptoms). It was hypothesized that the frequency and intensity of repetitive behavior would be positively correlated with laboratory measures of…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes