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dc.contributor.authorHorlin, Chiara
dc.contributor.authorAlbrecht, Matthew
dc.contributor.authorFalkmer, Marita
dc.contributor.authorLeung, Denise
dc.contributor.authorOrdqvist, Anna
dc.contributor.authorTan, Tele
dc.contributor.authorLee, Wee
dc.contributor.authorFalkmer, Torbjorn
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T13:44:27Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T13:44:27Z
dc.date.created2014-03-24T20:00:42Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.citationHorlin, Chiara and Albrecht, Matthew and Falkmer, Marita and Leung, Denise and Ordqvist, Anna and Tan, Tele and Lee, Wee and Falkmer, Torbjorn. 2014. Visual search strategies of children with and without autism spectrum disorders during an embedded figures task. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders. 8 (5): pp. 463-471.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/34591
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.rasd.2014.01.006
dc.description.abstract

Individuals with ASD often demonstrate superior performance on embedded figures tasks (EFTs). We investigated visual scanning behaviour in children with ASD during an EFT in an attempt replicating a previous study examining differences in visual search behaviour. Twenty-three children with, and 31 children without an ASD were shown 16 items from the Figure-Ground subtest of the TVPS-3 while wearing an eye tracker. Children with ASD exhibited fewer fixations, and less time per fixation, on the target figure. Accuracy was similar between the two groups. There were no other noteworthy differences between children with and without ASD. Differences in visual scanning patterns in the presence of typical behavioural performance suggest that any purported differences in processing style may not be detrimental to cognitive performance and further refinement of the current methodology may lead to support for a purported advantageous cognitive style.

dc.publisherElsevier Inc.
dc.subjectEmbedded figures test
dc.subjectASD
dc.subjectVisual search
dc.subjectEye tracking
dc.titleVisual search strategies of children with and without autism spectrum disorders during an embedded figures task
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume8
dcterms.source.number5
dcterms.source.startPage463
dcterms.source.endPage471
dcterms.source.issn1750-9467
dcterms.source.titleResearch in Autism Spectrum Disorders
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