We propose an “Enhanced Perceptual Functioning” model encompassing the main
differences between autistic and non-autistic social and non-social perceptual processing …

Visuo-perceptual processing in autism is characterized by intact or enhanced performance
on static spatial tasks and inferior performance on dynamic tasks, suggesting a deficit of …

Superior perception, peaks of ability, and savant skills are often observed in the autistic
phenotype. The enhanced perceptual functioning model (Mottron et al., 2006a) emphasizes …

Objective: The current article discusses recent literature on perceptual processing in autism
and aims to provide a critical review of existing theories of autistic perception and …

Neurobehavioral theories of autism have hypothesized core deficits in sensory input or
perception, basic attentional abilities or generalized attention to extrapersonal space …

Autistics often exhibit enhanced perceptual abilities when engaged in visual search, visual
discrimination, and embedded figure detection. In similar fashion, while performing a range …

Atypical sensory-perceptual experiences are a widely acknowledged, but poorly understood
feature of autism. An enduring and still unresolved question is whether autistic perception …

To date, neuroimaging research has had a limited focus on non-social features of autism. As
a result, neurobiological explanations for atypical sensory perception in autism are lacking …

Although sensory processing challenges have been noted since the first clinical descriptions
of autism, it has taken until the release of the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical …

Abstract Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has an intriguing auditory processing profile.
Individuals show enhanced pitch discrimination, yet often find seemingly innocuous sounds …