High motion coherence thresholds in children with autism

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Authors

Elizabeth Milne · University College London

John Swettenham · University College London

P. Hansen · University of Oxford

Ruth Campbell · University College London

Helen Jeffries · University College London

Kate Plaisted · University of Cambridge

Abstract

This finding suggests that some individuals with autism may show impairments in low-level visual processing--specifically in the magnocellular visual pathway. The findings are discussed in terms of implications for higher-level cognitive theories of autism, and the suggestion is made that more work needs to be carried out to further investigate low-level visual processing in autism.

Topics & Keywords

Visual perception and processing mechanisms Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

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Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Volume 43, Issue 2, pp. 255-263

DOI: 10.1111/1469-7610.00018

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