A. Pearson
Spatial Transformations of Bodies and Objects in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Pearson, A.; Marsh, L.; Hamilton, A.; Ropar, D.
Authors
L. Marsh
A. Hamilton
D. Ropar
Abstract
Previous research into autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has shown people with autism to be impaired at visual perspective taking. However it is still unclear to what extent the spatial mechanisms underlying this ability contribute to these difficulties. In the current experiment we examine spatial transformations in adults with ASD and typical adults. Participants performed egocentric transformations and mental rotation of bodies and cars. Results indicated that participants with ASD had general perceptual differences impacting on response times across tasks. However, they also showed more specific differences in the egocentric task suggesting particular difficulty with using the self as a reference frame. These findings suggest that impaired perspective taking could be grounded in difficulty with the spatial transformation used to imagine the self in someone else’s place.
Citation
Pearson, A., Marsh, L., Hamilton, A., & Ropar, D. (2014). Spatial Transformations of Bodies and Objects in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 44(9), 2277-2289. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-014-2098-6
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Sep 1, 2014 |
Deposit Date | Mar 25, 2014 |
Publicly Available Date | May 19, 2014 |
Journal | Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders |
Print ISSN | 0162-3257 |
Electronic ISSN | 1573-3432 |
Publisher | Springer |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 44 |
Issue | 9 |
Pages | 2277-2289 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-014-2098-6 |
Keywords | Spatial transformations, Bodies, Objects, Mental rotation, Egocentric, Autism. |
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