Drawing Firmer Conclusions: Autistic Children Show No Evidence of a Local Processing Bias in a Controlled Copying Task
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| Title: | Drawing Firmer Conclusions: Autistic Children Show No Evidence of a Local Processing Bias in a Controlled Copying Task |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Smith, Alastair D. (ORCID |
| Source: | Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Nov 2016 46(11):3481-3492. |
| Availability: | Springer. 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-348-4505; e-mail: service-ny@springer.com; Web site: http://www.springerlink.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 12 |
| Publication Date: | 2016 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Bias, Children, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Spatial Ability, Freehand Drawing, Foreign Countries, Clinical Diagnosis, Diagnostic Tests, Observation, Asperger Syndrome, Intelligence Tests, Stimuli, Statistical Analysis, Regression (Statistics), Cues, Adolescents |
| Geographic Terms: | United Kingdom |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | Raven Progressive Matrices, Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, Childrens Embedded Figures Test |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10803-016-2889-z |
| ISSN: | 0162-3257 |
| Abstract: | Drawing tasks are frequently used to test competing theories of visuospatial skills in autism. Yet, methodological differences between studies have led to inconsistent findings. To distinguish between accounts based on local bias or global deficit, we present a simple task that has previously revealed dissociable local/global impairments in neuropsychological patients. Autistic and typical children copied corner elements, arranged in a square configuration. Grouping cues were manipulated to test whether global properties affected the accuracy of reproduction. All children were similarly affected by these manipulations. There was no group difference in the reproduction of local elements, although global accuracy was negatively related to better local processing for autistic children. These data speak against influential theories of visuospatial differences in autism. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 53 |
| Entry Date: | 2016 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1117514 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Drawing tasks are frequently used to test competing theories of visuospatial skills in autism. Yet, methodological differences between studies have led to inconsistent findings. To distinguish between accounts based on local bias or global deficit, we present a simple task that has previously revealed dissociable local/global impairments in neuropsychological patients. Autistic and typical children copied corner elements, arranged in a square configuration. Grouping cues were manipulated to test whether global properties affected the accuracy of reproduction. All children were similarly affected by these manipulations. There was no group difference in the reproduction of local elements, although global accuracy was negatively related to better local processing for autistic children. These data speak against influential theories of visuospatial differences in autism. |
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| ISSN: | 0162-3257 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10803-016-2889-z |
