There have been numerous attempts to explain the enigma of autism, but existing
neurocognitive theories often provide merely a refined description of 1 cluster of symptoms …

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 …

Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by problems with social-
communication, restricted interests and repetitive behavior. A recent and thought-provoking …

In this article, I sketch an enactive account of autism. For the enactive approach to cognition,
embodiment, experience, and social interaction are fundamental to understanding mind and …

Abstract “Weak central coherence” refers to the detail-focused processing style proposed to
characterise autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The original suggestion of a core deficit in …

Reading is a highly complex skill that is prerequisite to success in many societies in which a
great deal of information is communicated in written form. Since the 1970s, much has been …

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

Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are developmental disorders which are thought primarily
to affect social functioning. However, there is now a growing body of evidence that unusual …

Altered motor behaviour is commonly reported in Autism Spectrum Disorder, but the
aetiology remains unclear. Here, we have taken a computational approach in order to break …

1Autism Research Centre, Departments of Psychiatry and Experimental Psychology,
University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 2AH, United Kingdom, 2Department of Psychiatry …