Drawing firmer conclusions: autistic children show no evidence of a local processing bias in a controlled copying task
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 reveal...
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| author | Smith, Alastair D. Kenny, Lorcan Rudnicka, Anna Briscoe, Josie Pellicano, Elizabeth |
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| description | 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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| spelling | nottingham-358242020-05-04T18:19:07Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/35824/ Drawing firmer conclusions: autistic children show no evidence of a local processing bias in a controlled copying task Smith, Alastair D. Kenny, Lorcan Rudnicka, Anna Briscoe, Josie Pellicano, Elizabeth 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. Springer 2016-11-31 Article PeerReviewed Smith, Alastair D., Kenny, Lorcan, Rudnicka, Anna, Briscoe, Josie and Pellicano, Elizabeth (2016) Drawing firmer conclusions: autistic children show no evidence of a local processing bias in a controlled copying task. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 46 . pp. 3481-3492. ISSN 1573-3432 Autism; Drawing; Global; Local; Coherence; Grouping http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10803-016-2889-z doi:10.1007/s10803-016-2889-z doi:10.1007/s10803-016-2889-z |
| spellingShingle | Autism; Drawing; Global; Local; Coherence; Grouping Smith, Alastair D. Kenny, Lorcan Rudnicka, Anna Briscoe, Josie Pellicano, Elizabeth Drawing firmer conclusions: autistic children show no evidence of a local processing bias in a controlled copying task |
| title | Drawing firmer conclusions: autistic children show no evidence of a local processing bias in a controlled copying task |
| title_full | Drawing firmer conclusions: autistic children show no evidence of a local processing bias in a controlled copying task |
| title_fullStr | Drawing firmer conclusions: autistic children show no evidence of a local processing bias in a controlled copying task |
| title_full_unstemmed | Drawing firmer conclusions: autistic children show no evidence of a local processing bias in a controlled copying task |
| title_short | Drawing firmer conclusions: autistic children show no evidence of a local processing bias in a controlled copying task |
| title_sort | drawing firmer conclusions: autistic children show no evidence of a local processing bias in a controlled copying task |
| topic | Autism; Drawing; Global; Local; Coherence; Grouping |
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