Autism as a disorder of complex information processing

Benchmark eye movement effects during natural reading in autism spectrum disorder.

“…What this suggests, is that counter to our hypothesis and to theories that predict top down, higher order processing to be atypical (e.g. Minshew & Goldstein, 1998), ASD readers had access to and made use of world knowledge online and did so as efficiently as TD readers. This finding is consistent with Saldaña & Frith's (2009) study that reported participants with ASD to use world knowledge in order to make an inference, and in turn respond more quickly to comprehension questions that were related to such an inference.…”

“…This is in line with cognitive theories of ASD that suggest low level 'bottom up' processing to be intact (e.g. Minshew & Goldstein, 1998).…”

Benchmark eye movement effects during natural reading in autism spectrum disorder.

“…What this suggests, is that counter to our hypothesis and to theories that predict top down, higher order processing to be atypical (e.g. Minshew & Goldstein, 1998), ASD readers had access to and made use of world knowledge online and did so as efficiently as TD readers. This finding is consistent with Saldaña & Frith's (2009) study that reported participants with ASD to use world knowledge in order to make an inference, and in turn respond more quickly to comprehension questions that were related to such an inference.…”

“…This is in line with cognitive theories of ASD that suggest low level 'bottom up' processing to be intact (e.g. Minshew & Goldstein, 1998).…”

Inter-individual cognitive variability in children with Asperger's syndrome

“…In line with previous evidence of global processing deficits in autism (Minshew and Goldstein, 1998), our AS group showed failures in visuo-spatial constructional abilities (RCFT) and memory/learning acquisition (RALVT). Other studies using visuo-spatial tasks have shown that individuals with AS tend to focus on details rather than global figures, a strategy that is ineffective for RCFT performance (Prior and Hoffmann, 1990; Mottron and Belleville, 1993; Le Sourn-Bissaoui et al, 2011).…”

A Neurobehavioral Examination of Individuals with High-Functioning Autism and Asperger’s Disorder Using a Fronto-Striatal Model of Dysfunction

“…In summary, this study, using a visual-spatial task, reveals that children with autism exhibit an exaggerated deterioration in inhibitory processes as task complexity increases. This finding is consistent with Minshew and Goldstein's (1998) theory, which predicts that although individuals with autism may show normal inhibitory function on simpler tasks, this cognitive ability becomes compromised when task difficulty is increased. The finding that individuals with autism showed significant inhibitory deficiencies when the task involved responding to abstract symbols was related to the fundamental language-processing deficiencies that characterize autism, and distinguish high-functioning autism from Asperger's disorder.…”

Benchmark eye movement effects during natural reading in autism spectrum disorder.

“…What this suggests, is that counter to our hypothesis and to theories that predict top down, higher order processing to be atypical (e.g. Minshew & Goldstein, 1998), ASD readers had access to and made use of world knowledge online and did so as efficiently as TD readers. This finding is consistent with Saldaña & Frith's (2009) study that reported participants with ASD to use world knowledge in order to make an inference, and in turn respond more quickly to comprehension questions that were related to such an inference.…”

“…This is in line with cognitive theories of ASD that suggest low level 'bottom up' processing to be intact (e.g. Minshew & Goldstein, 1998).…”

Inter-individual cognitive variability in children with Asperger's syndrome

“…In line with previous evidence of global processing deficits in autism (Minshew and Goldstein, 1998), our AS group showed failures in visuo-spatial constructional abilities (RCFT) and memory/learning acquisition (RALVT). Other studies using visuo-spatial tasks have shown that individuals with AS tend to focus on details rather than global figures, a strategy that is ineffective for RCFT performance (Prior and Hoffmann, 1990; Mottron and Belleville, 1993; Le Sourn-Bissaoui et al, 2011).…”

A Neurobehavioral Examination of Individuals with High-Functioning Autism and Asperger’s Disorder Using a Fronto-Striatal Model of Dysfunction

“…In summary, this study, using a visual-spatial task, reveals that children with autism exhibit an exaggerated deterioration in inhibitory processes as task complexity increases. This finding is consistent with Minshew and Goldstein's (1998) theory, which predicts that although individuals with autism may show normal inhibitory function on simpler tasks, this cognitive ability becomes compromised when task difficulty is increased. The finding that individuals with autism showed significant inhibitory deficiencies when the task involved responding to abstract symbols was related to the fundamental language-processing deficiencies that characterize autism, and distinguish high-functioning autism from Asperger's disorder.…”

Benchmark eye movement effects during natural reading in autism spectrum disorder.

“…What this suggests, is that counter to our hypothesis and to theories that predict top down, higher order processing to be atypical (e.g. Minshew & Goldstein, 1998), ASD readers had access to and made use of world knowledge online and did so as efficiently as TD readers. This finding is consistent with Saldaña & Frith's (2009) study that reported participants with ASD to use world knowledge in order to make an inference, and in turn respond more quickly to comprehension questions that were related to such an inference.…”

“…This is in line with cognitive theories of ASD that suggest low level 'bottom up' processing to be intact (e.g. Minshew & Goldstein, 1998).…”

Inter-individual cognitive variability in children with Asperger's syndrome

“…In line with previous evidence of global processing deficits in autism (Minshew and Goldstein, 1998), our AS group showed failures in visuo-spatial constructional abilities (RCFT) and memory/learning acquisition (RALVT). Other studies using visuo-spatial tasks have shown that individuals with AS tend to focus on details rather than global figures, a strategy that is ineffective for RCFT performance (Prior and Hoffmann, 1990; Mottron and Belleville, 1993; Le Sourn-Bissaoui et al, 2011).…”

A Neurobehavioral Examination of Individuals with High-Functioning Autism and Asperger’s Disorder Using a Fronto-Striatal Model of Dysfunction

“…In summary, this study, using a visual-spatial task, reveals that children with autism exhibit an exaggerated deterioration in inhibitory processes as task complexity increases. This finding is consistent with Minshew and Goldstein's (1998) theory, which predicts that although individuals with autism may show normal inhibitory function on simpler tasks, this cognitive ability becomes compromised when task difficulty is increased. The finding that individuals with autism showed significant inhibitory deficiencies when the task involved responding to abstract symbols was related to the fundamental language-processing deficiencies that characterize autism, and distinguish high-functioning autism from Asperger's disorder.…”