Perceptual experience is influenced both by incoming sensory information and prior
knowledge about the world, a concept recently formalised within Bayesian decision theory …

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 …

What does an individual with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) perceive first: the forest or the
trees? In spite of 30 years of research and influential theories like the weak central …

It has been claimed that faces are recognized as a “whole” rather than by the recognition of
individual parts. In a paper published in the Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology in …

Several recent behavioral and neuroimaging studies have documented an impairment in
face processing in individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). It remains unknown …

It is widely suggested that ASD is characterized by atypical local/global processing, but the
published findings are contradictory. In an effort to resolve this question, we tested a large …

This paper reexamines Frith's original concept of weak coherence, its historical origins,
recent reformulations, and alternative accounts. We suggest that the key notion of reduced …

A number of studies have demonstrated that individuals with autism spectrum disorders
(ASDs) are faster or more successful than typically developing control participants at various …

BACKGROUND:: A detailed visual processing style has been noted in autism spectrum
disorder (ASD); this contributes to problems in face processing and has been directly related …

A paucity of research exists regarding driving skills and individuals with Autism Spectrum
Disorders (ASD). The current study sought to gain a better understanding of driving and ASD …