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J A Wainwright1, S E Bryson

  • 1Department of Psychology, York University, Ontario, Canada.

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
|August 1, 1996
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High-functioning adults with autism showed differences in visual-spatial attention compared to controls. They responded faster to central stimuli and had a left visual field advantage in simple detection tasks.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology

Background:

  • Visual-spatial orienting is crucial for navigating the environment.
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is associated with atypical sensory processing and attention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate visual-spatial orienting differences in high-functioning adults with autism compared to neurotypical controls.
  • To explore attentional disengagement and shifting mechanisms in autism.

Main Methods:

  • Three experiments involving central and lateral stimulus presentation.
  • Tasks required either stimulus detection or identification.
  • Comparison between adults with autism and age/cognitively matched controls.

Main Results:

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  • Adults with autism responded faster to central than lateral stimuli.
  • A left visual field advantage for stimulus detection was observed in the autism group, but only in the simplest condition.
  • Differences in attentional disengagement and shifting were suggested.

Conclusions:

  • Individuals with autism exhibit distinct visual-spatial orienting patterns.
  • Abnormalities in attentional disengagement and shifting may contribute to these differences.
  • Coordination between attentional and motor systems might be atypical in autism.