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Eliane Danis1,2, Anne-Marie Nader1,2,3, Janie Degré-Pelletier1,2
1Department of Psychology, University of Québec in Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
|September 22, 2022
Summary
Autistic children showed faster problem-solving on visuospatial tasks, suggesting reliance on visual strategies for fluid reasoning. Overall performance was similar to typical children, indicating comparable reasoning development.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Psychology
- Developmental Psychology
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Background:
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is characterized by visuoperceptual strengths and language differences.
- Understanding fluid reasoning in autistic children is crucial for educational and therapeutic interventions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine how problem content (semantic vs. visuospatial), complexity, and lures affect fluid reasoning in autistic and typical children.
- To compare the reasoning strategies and development pace between autistic and typical children.
Main Methods:
- Participants: 43 autistic and 41 typical children aged 6-13 years.
- Task: Assessed fluid reasoning using problems varying in content, complexity, and presence of lures.
- Measures: Accuracy and speed of problem-solving, combined speed-accuracy index.
Main Results:
- Increased problem complexity and lures negatively impacted performance, with less effect in older children.
- Autistic children were faster on complex visuospatial problems, while typical children were slightly more accurate overall.
- A combined speed-accuracy measure indicated similar fluid reasoning development between groups.
Conclusions:
- Autistic children may utilize visuospatial strategies more extensively in fluid reasoning.
- Visual presentation of information appears beneficial for the reasoning processes of autistic children.
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