Face Configuration Accuracy and Processing Speed among Adults with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders

Autor/inn/en	Faja, Susan; Webb, Sara Jane; Merkle, Kristen; Aylward, Elizabeth; Dawson, Geraldine
Titel	Face Configuration Accuracy and Processing Speed among Adults with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 39 (2009) 3, S.532-538 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-008-0635-x
Schlagwörter	Adults; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Recognition (Psychology); Visual Perception; Control Groups; Reaction Time + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Recognition; Wiedererkennen; Visuelle Wahrnehmung; Reaktionsvermögen
Abstract	The present study investigates the accuracy and speed of face processing employed by high-functioning adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). Two behavioral experiments measured sensitivity to distances between features and face recognition when performance depended on holistic versus featural information. Results suggest adults with ASD were less accurate, but responded as quickly as controls for both tasks. In contrast to previous findings with children, adults with ASD demonstrated a holistic advantage only when the eye region was tested. Both groups recognized large manipulations to second-order relations more accurately than no change or small changes, but controls responded more quickly than participants with ASD when recognizing these large manipulations to configural information. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10