Two tasks were used to assess the processing of whole versus parts of objects in a group of
high-functioning children and adolescents with autism (N= 11) and a comparison group of …

A typical modes of visual processing are common in individuals with autism. In particular,
and unlike typically developing children, children with autism tend to process the parts of a …

Background: According to predictions from the Weak Central Coherence (WCC) theory for
perceptual processing, persons with autism should display a tendency to focus on minute …

In the present study, copying tasks were used to assess hierarchical aspects of visual
perception in a group of 10 nonsavant autistic individuals with normal intelligence. In …

Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) demonstrate superior performances on
visuo-spatial tasks emphasizing local information processing; however, findings from studies …

While anecdotal reports of abnormal perceptual experiences in autism abound, there have
been to date no experimental studies showing fundamental perceptual peculiarities. The …

The aim of the present study was to assess the findings, reported in earlier studies, that
individuals with autism spectrum disorders process visuo-spatial tasks faster than typically …

People with autism have consistently been found to outperform controls on visuo-spatial
tasks such as block design, embedded figures, and visual search tasks. Plaisted, O'Riordan …

Individuals with autism show various signs of heightened abilities in visuo‐spatial
functioning. First, it is long‐established that they excel on embedded figures and block …

The current study follows a recent paper reporting that individuals with autism were just as
susceptible to visual illusions as those without autism (Ropar & Mitchell, 1999). The …