Brief Report: Visuospatial Analysis and Self-Rated Autistic-Like Traits

Autor/inn/en	Grinter, Emma J.; Van Beek, Pia L.; Maybery, Murray T.; Badcock, David R.
Titel	Brief Report: Visuospatial Analysis and Self-Rated Autistic-Like Traits
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 39 (2009) 4, S.670-677 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-008-0658-3
Schlagwörter	Intelligence; Autism; Scoring; Cognitive Development; Visual Stimuli; Spatial Ability; Comparative Analysis; Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Intelligenz; Klugheit; Autismus; Bewertung; Kognitive Entwicklung; Räumliches Vorstellungsvermögen
Abstract	Although there is good evidence that the behavioral traits of autism extend in lesser form to the general population, there has been limited investigation of whether cognitive features of the disorder also accompany these milder traits. This study investigated whether the superiority in visuospatial analysis established for individuals with autism also extends to individuals in the general population who self-report autistic-like traits. In an initial study, students scoring high on the Autism-spectrum Quotient (AQ) were faster and more accurate on the Embedded Figures Test (EFT) and the Block Design subscale of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale III compared to those scoring low on the AQ. A second study showed that high AQ scorers were faster to complete the EFT compared to low AQ scorers irrespective of IQ. Results are discussed with reference to weak central coherence theory and the autism spectrum. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10