Proficiency of individuals with autism spectrum disorder at disembedding figures: A systematic review

Horlin, ChiaraSchool of Occupational Therapy & Social Work, CHIRI, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia (author)

Objective: This systematic review examines the proficiency and visual search strategies of individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) while disembedding figures and whether they differ from typical controls and other comparative samples.Methods: Five databases, including Proquest, Psychinfo, Medline, CINAHL and Science Direct were used to identify published studies meeting the inclusion and exclusion criteria.Results: Twenty articles were included in the review, the majority of which matched participants by mental age. Outcomes discussed were time taken to identify targets, the number correctly identified, and fixation frequency and duration.Conclusions: Individuals with ASD perform at the same speed or faster than controls and other clinical samples. However, there appear to be no differences between individuals with ASD and controls for number of correctly identified targets. Only one study examined visual search strategies and suggests that individuals with ASD exhibit shorter first and final fixations to targets compared with controls.

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP Medicinska och farmaceutiska grundvetenskaper hsv//swe
MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES Basic Medicine hsv//eng
Autism
autism spectrum disorder
disembedding
embedded figures
local-processing bias
weak central coherence

Black, MelissaSchool of Occupational Therapy & Social Work, CHIRI, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia (author)
Falkmer, MaritaJönköping University,HLK, CHILD,Curtin University, Australia; Jonköping University, Sweden (author)
Falkmer, TorbjörnLinköpings universitet,Jönköping University,HHJ. CHILD,Avdelningen för samhällsmedicin,Medicinska fakulteten,Region Östergötland, Smärt och rehabiliteringscentrum,Curtin University, Australia; La Trobe University, Australia(Swepub:liu)Torfa41 (author)
School of Occupational Therapy & Social Work, CHIRI, Curtin University, Perth, WA, AustraliaHLK, CHILD (creator_code:org_t)

In:Developmental Neurorehabilitation: Informa UK Limited19:1, s. 54-631751-84231751-8431

By the author/editor: Horlin, Chiara; Black, Melissa; Falkmer, Marita; Falkmer, Torbjör ...

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