An islet of ability in autistic children: a research note
Published version of a preprint
Abstract
An aspect of cognitive functioning in autistic children was investigated by comparing their performance on the Children's Embedded Figures Test with that of MA-matched normal and MA- and CA-matched mentally retarded non-autistic children. The autistic children were significantly more competent at this task than either group of control children, and also showed qualitatively different strategies. Since the performance of the autistic children was better than predicted from MA and commensurate with CA, it can be regarded as an islet of ability. This finding is discussed in terms of orientation and visualization factors involved in visuo-spatial abilities and is also related to cognitive deficit.
The claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.
Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.
Integrity signals
Registry
Cites
Statistics
Claims the paper makes
The claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.
Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.
Claims other papers make about this one
Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?
Cognitive differences in autism may underlie significant strengths.
“Cognitive differences in autism may underlie significant strengths”
From Autistic Cognition: Charting Routes to Anxiety (2021) · cites this paper as [3]
Self-check
Percentages, sums and reported differences re-computed from the paper’s own numbers.
The self-check needs the paper’s full text.
Cites
Principles of Gestalt Psychology
Pratt, C. C., & Koffka, K. (1936) · The American Journal of Psychology · doi:10.2307/1415906 · Cited by 2,215 · see citing works
Untersuchungen zur Lehre von der Gestalt. II
Wertheimer, M. (1923) · Psychological Research · doi:10.1007/bf00410640 · Cited by 2,197 · see citing works
McGee, M. G. (1979) · Psychological Bulletin · doi:10.1037/0033-2909.86.5.889 · Cited by 1,236 · see citing works
(1970) · Medical Entomology and Zoology · Cited by 739 · see citing works
A Comparative Study of Infantile Autism and Specific Developmental Receptive Language Disorder
Bartak, L., Rutter, M. L., & Cox, A. (1975) · The British Journal of Psychiatry · doi:10.1192/bjp.126.2.127 · Cited by 622 · see citing works
Robertson, K. (2011) · BMJ · doi:10.1136/bmj.d6840 · Cited by 401 · see citing works
The factorial structure of the WISC at ages 7-6, 10-6, and 13-6.
Cohen, J. (1959) · Journal of Consulting Psychology · doi:10.1037/h0043898 · Cited by 366 · see citing works
Gender and Group Process: A Developmental Perspective
Maccoby, E. E. (2002) · Current Directions in Psychological Science · doi:10.1111/1467-8721.00167 · Cited by 275 · see citing works
Über den Einfluß der Erfahrung auf die Wahrnehmung von Figuren
Gottschaldt, K. (1926) · Psychological Research · doi:10.1007/bf02411523 · Cited by 269 · see citing works
Nadia: A Case of Extraordinary Drawing Ability in an Autistic Child
Sandner, D. F., & Selfe, L. (1978) · Medical Entomology and Zoology · Cited by 263 · see citing works
A Five‐ to Fifteen‐Year Follow‐up Study of Infantile Psychosis: IV. Patterns of Cognitive Ability
Lockyer, L., & Rutter, M. L. (1970) · British Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology · doi:10.1111/j.2044-8260.1970.tb00654.x · Cited by 248 · see citing works
Carmichael's Manual of Child Psychology
Swartz, J. D., Mussen, P. H., & Carmichael (1973) · The American Journal of Psychology · doi:10.2307/1421866 · Cited by 206 · see citing works
Cognitive abilities and disabilities in infantile autism: A review
Prior, M. R. (1979) · Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology · doi:10.1007/bf00917609 · Cited by 159 · see citing works
Precursors of symbol formation and childhood autism
Hammes, J. G. W., & Langdell, T. (1981) · Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders · doi:10.1007/bf01531515 · Cited by 146 · see citing works
Seeing and hearing and space and time
O’Connor, N., & Hermelin, B. (1978) · Medical Entomology and Zoology · Cited by 129 · see citing works
The distinctive ness of field independence
Vernon, P. E. (1972) · Journal of Personality · doi:10.1111/j.1467-6494.1972.tb00068.x · Cited by 128 · see citing works
Studies in pattern detection in normal and autistic children
Frith, U. (1970) · Journal of Experimental Child Psychology · doi:10.1016/0022-0965(70)90049-4 · Cited by 109 · see citing works
Self-citationUta Frith, A. (1970) · Journal of Abnormal Psychology · doi:10.1037/h0020133 · Cited by 99 · see citing works
Hyde, J. S., Geiringer, E. R., & Yen, W. M. (1975) · Multivariate Behavioral Research · doi:10.1207/s15327906mbr1003_3 · Cited by 90 · see citing works
Unified analysis of variance by ranks
Meddis, R. (1980) · British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology · doi:10.1111/j.2044-8317.1980.tb00779.x · Cited by 71 · see citing works
THE ROLE OF VISUAL AND MOTOR CUES FOR NORMAL, SUBNORMAL AND AUTISTIC CHILDREN
Frith, U., & Hermelin, B. (1969) · Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry · doi:10.1111/j.1469-7610.1969.tb02077.x · Cited by 71 · see citing works
Self-citationA FACTOR ANALYSIS OF THE WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE FOR CHILDREN
MAXWELL, A. E. (1959) · British Journal of Educational Psychology · doi:10.1111/j.2044-8279.1959.tb01504.x · Cited by 70 · see citing works
Hermelin, B., & Frith, U. (1971) · The Journal of Special Education · doi:10.1177/002246697100500202 · Cited by 58 · see citing works
Self-citationINTELLECTUAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ADOLESCENT CHILDHOOD PSYCHOTICS WITH HIGH VERBAL ABILITY
Tymchuk, A. J., Simmons, J. Q., & Neafsey, S. S. (1977) · Journal of Intellectual Disability Research · doi:10.1111/j.1365-2788.1977.tb00033.x · Cited by 47 · see citing works
Modality-specific spatial coordinates
O’Connor, N., & Hermelin, B. (1975) · Perception & Psychophysics · doi:10.3758/bf03203889 · Cited by 39 · see citing works
Spatial Coding in Normal, Autistic and Blind Children
Hermelin, B., & O’Connor, N. (1971) · Perceptual and Motor Skills · doi:10.2466/pms.1971.33.1.127 · Cited by 35 · see citing works
Hermelin, B. (1978) · Autism · doi:10.1007/978-1-4684-0787-7_9 · Cited by 29 · see citing works
Flagged first, then by citations
Research works printed but not linked: 3
- MACCOBY, E. E. and JACKLIN, C. N. (1975) The Psychology of Sex Differences. Oxford University Press, London.
- VERNON, P. E. (1972) The distinctiveness of field independence. J. Personality 40, 366-391. i sn s C d d sd (o y WING, L.), 2nd Edn, pp. 15–48. Pergamon Press, Oxford.
- WITKIN, H. A., OLTMAN, P. K., RASKIN, E. and KARP, S. (1971) A Manual for the Embedded Figures Test. Consulting Psychologists Press, California.
Cited by
Sorted by citations
The weak coherence account: detail-focused cognitive style in autism spectrum disorders
Happé, F., & Frith, U. (2006) · Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders · doi:10.1007/s10803-005-0039-0 · Cited by 2,884 · see citing works
Self-citationEnhanced Perceptual Functioning in Autism: An Update, and Eight Principles of Autistic Perception
Mottron, L., Dawson, M., Soulières, I., Hubert, B., & Burack, J. (2006) · Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders · doi:10.1007/s10803-005-0040-7 · Cited by 1,957 · see citing works
Executive function deficits in high-functioning autistic individuals: Relationship to theory of mind
Ozonoff, S., Pennington, B. F., & Rogers, S. J. (1991) · Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry · doi:10.1111/j.1469-7610.1991.tb00351.x · Cited by 1,766 · see citing works
Autism: beyond “theory of mind”
Frith, U., & Happé, F. (1994) · Cognition · doi:10.1016/0010-0277(94)90024-8 · Cited by 1,450 · see citing works
Self-citationWhen the world becomes ‘too real’: a Bayesian explanation of autistic perception
Pellicano, E., & Burr, D. (2012) · Trends in Cognitive Sciences · doi:10.1016/j.tics.2012.08.009 · Cited by 1,156 · see citing works
Robertson, C. E., & Baron-Cohen, S. (2017) · Nature Reviews Neuroscience · doi:10.1038/nrn.2017.112 · Cited by 1,157 · see citing works
Autism: cognitive deficit or cognitive style?
Happé, F. (1999) · Trends in Cognitive Sciences · doi:10.1016/s1364-6613(99)01318-2 · Cited by 957 · see citing works
Vision in autism spectrum disorders
Simmons, D. R., Robertson, A. E., McKay, L. S., Toal, E., McAleer, P., & Pollick, F. E. (2009) · Vision Research · doi:10.1016/j.visres.2009.08.005 · Cited by 827 · see citing works
Autism: The Empathizing–Systemizing (E‐S) Theory
Baron‐Cohen, S. (2009) · Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.04467.x · Cited by 830 · see citing works
Why are autism spectrum conditions more prevalent in males?
Baron-Cohen, S., Lombardo, M. V., Auyeung, B., Ashwin, E., Chakrabarti, B., & Knickmeyer, R. (2011) · PLoS Biology · doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1001081 · Cited by 754 · see citing works
Annual Research Review: Shifting from ‘normal science’ to neurodiversity in autism science
Pellicano, E., & den Houting, J. (2022) · Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry · doi:10.1111/jcpp.13534 · Cited by 744 · see citing works
“When mentioned at all, these tend to be referred to as ‘islets of abilities’ among a sea of deficits (Shah & Frith, 1983).”
BackgroundTalent in autism: hyper-systemizing, hyper-attention to detail and sensory hypersensitivity
Baron-Cohen, S., Ashwin, E., Ashwin, C., Tavassoli, T., & Chakrabarti, B. (2009) · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences · doi:10.1098/rstb.2008.0337 · Cited by 669 · see citing works
Functional connectivity in an fMRI working memory task in high-functioning autism
Koshino, H., Carpenter, P. A., Minshew, N. J., Cherkassky, V. L., Keller, T. A., & Just, M. A. (2005) · NeuroImage · doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2004.09.028 · Cited by 614 · see citing works
Autism as a disorder of prediction
Sinha, P., Kjelgaard, M. M., Gandhi, T. K., Tsourides, K., Cardinaux, A. L., Pantazis, D., Diamond, S. P., & Held, R. M. (2014) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.1416797111 · Cited by 563 · see citing works
Autism as a neural systems disorder: A theory of frontal-posterior underconnectivity
Just, M. A., Keller, T. A., Malave, V. L., Kana, R. K., & Varma, S. (2012) · Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2012.02.007 · Cited by 578 · see citing works
The level and nature of autistic intelligence
Dawson, M., Soulières, I., Ann Gernsbacher, M., & Mottron, L. (2007) · Psychological Science · doi:10.1111/j.1467-9280.2007.01954.x · Cited by 549 · see citing works
Bertone, A., Mottron, L., Jelenic, P., & Faubert, J. (2005) · Brain · doi:10.1093/brain/awh561 · Cited by 536 · see citing works
Sentence comprehension in autism: thinking in pictures with decreased functional connectivity
Kana, R. K. (2006) · Brain · doi:10.1093/brain/awl164 · Cited by 530 · see citing works
Understanding autism: Insights from mind and brain
Hill, E. L., & Frith, U. (2003) · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences · doi:10.1098/rstb.2002.1209 · Cited by 452 · see citing works
Self-citationBelmonte, M. K., Cook, E. H., Anderson, G. M., Rubenstein, J. L. R., Greenough, W. T., Beckel-Mitchener, A., Courchesne, E., Boulanger, L. M., Powell, S. B., Levitt, P. R., et al. (2004) · Molecular Psychiatry · doi:10.1038/sj.mp.4001499 · Cited by 442 · see citing works
Plaisted, K., Swettenham, J., & Rees, L. (1999) · Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry · doi:10.1111/1469-7610.00489 · Cited by 409 · see citing works
Motion processing in autism: evidence for a dorsal stream deficiency
Spencer, J., OʼBrien, J., Riggs, K., Braddick, O., Atkinson, J., & Wattam-Bell, J. (2000) · Neuroreport · doi:10.1097/00001756-200008210-00031 · Cited by 402 · see citing works
The intense world syndrome-an alternative hypothesis for autism
Markram, H. (2007) · Frontiers in Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/neuro.01.1.1.006.2007 · Cited by 394 · see citing works
Baum, S. H., Stevenson, R. A., & Wallace, M. T. (2015) · Progress in Neurobiology · doi:10.1016/j.pneurobio.2015.09.007 · Cited by 370 · see citing works
Children and adolescents with autism exhibit reduced MEG steady-state gamma responses
Wilson, T. W., Rojas, D. C., Reite, M. L., Teale, P. D., & Rogers, S. J. (2007) · Biological Psychiatry · doi:10.1016/j.biopsych.2006.07.002 · Cited by 350 · see citing works
Mottron, L., Burack, J. A., Iarocci, G., Belleville, S., & Enns, J. T. (2003) · Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry · doi:10.1111/1469-7610.00174 · Cited by 345 · see citing works
Configural processing in autism and its relationship to face processing
Behrmann, M., Avidan, G., Leonard, G. L., Kimchi, R., Luna, B., Humphreys, K., & Minshew, N. (2006) · Neuropsychologia · doi:10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2005.04.002 · Cited by 334 · see citing works
Spatial frequency and face processing in children with autism and Asperger syndrome
Deruelle, C., Rondan, C., Gepner, B., & Tardif, C. (2004) · Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders · doi:10.1023/b:jadd.0000022610.09668.4c · Cited by 336 · see citing works
Bayesian approaches to autism: Towards volatility, action, and behavior.
Palmer, C. J., Lawson, R. P., & Hohwy, J. (2017) · Psychological Bulletin · doi:10.1037/bul0000097 · Cited by 307 · see citing works
Pellicano, E., Gibson, L., Maybery, M., Durkin, K., & Badcock, D. R. (2005) · Neuropsychologia · doi:10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2004.10.003 · Cited by 322 · see citing works
Why is visual search superior in autism spectrum disorder?
Joseph, R. M., Keehn, B., Connolly, C., Wolfe, J. M., & Horowitz, T. S. (2009) · Developmental Science · doi:10.1111/j.1467-7687.2009.00855.x · Cited by 313 · see citing works
Motion Perception in Autism: A “Complex” Issue
Bertone, A., Mottron, L., Jelenic, P., & Faubert, J. (2003) · Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience · doi:10.1162/089892903321208150 · Cited by 306 · see citing works
Altered auditory and multisensory temporal processing in autism spectrum disorders
Kwakye, L. D., Foss-Feig, J. H., Cascio, C. J., Stone, W. L., & Wallace, M. T. (2011) · Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/fnint.2010.00129 · Cited by 311 · see citing works
Pellicano, E. (2010) · Developmental Psychology · doi:10.1037/a0018287 · Cited by 301 · see citing works
The hyper-systemizing, assortative mating theory of autism
Baron-Cohen, S. (2006) · Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry · doi:10.1016/j.pnpbp.2006.01.010 · Cited by 287 · see citing works
Cognitive mechanisms, specificity and neural underpinnings of visuospatial peaks in autism
Caron, M.-J. (2006) · Brain · doi:10.1093/brain/awl072 · Cited by 282 · see citing works
Targets and cues: Gaze-following in children with autism
Leekam, S. R., Hunnisett, E., & Moore, C. (1998) · Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry · doi:10.1111/1469-7610.00398 · Cited by 283 · see citing works
PELLICANO, E., MAYBERY, M., DURKIN, K., & MALEY, A. (2006) · Development and Psychopathology · doi:10.1017/s0954579406060056 · Cited by 253 · see citing works
Wechsler IQ profile and theory of mind in autism: A research note
Happé, F. G. E. (1994) · Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry · doi:10.1111/j.1469-7610.1994.tb01287.x · Cited by 252 · see citing works
Defining the cognitive phenotype of autism
Charman, T., Jones, C. R. G., Pickles, A., Simonoff, E., Baird, G., & Happé, F. (2011) · Brain Research · doi:10.1016/j.brainres.2010.10.075 · Cited by 234 · see citing works
Topical Review: Fetal Testosterone and Sex Differences in Typical Social Development and in Autism
Knickmeyer, R. C., & Baron-Cohen, S. (2006) · Journal of Child Neurology · doi:10.1177/08830738060210101601 · Cited by 230 · see citing works
Empathizing, systemizing, and the extreme male brain theory of autism
Baron-Cohen, S. (2010) · Progress in Brain Research · doi:10.1016/b978-0-444-53630-3.00011-7 · Cited by 221 · see citing works
Cognition in males and females with autism: similarities and differences
Lai, M.-C., Lombardo, M. V., Ruigrok, A. N. V., Chakrabarti, B., Wheelwright, S. J., Auyeung, B., Allison, C., MRC AIMS Consortium, & Baron-Cohen, S. (2012) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0047198 · Cited by 217 · see citing works
Enhanced visual search for a conjunctive target in autism: a research note
Plaisted, K., O'Riordan, M., & Baron-Cohen, S. (1998) · Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry · doi:10.1017/s0021963098002613 · Cited by 405 · see citing works
Atypically diffuse functional connectivity between caudate nuclei and cerebral cortex in autism
Turner, K. C., Frost, L., Linsenbardt, D., McIlroy, J. R., & Müller, R.-A. (2006) · Behavioral and Brain Functions · doi:10.1186/1744-9081-2-34 · Cited by 207 · see citing works
Gestalt perception and local–global processing in high-functioning autism
Bölte, S., Holtmann, M., Poustka, F., Scheurich, A., & Schmidt, L. (2007) · Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders · doi:10.1007/s10803-006-0231-x · Cited by 185 · see citing works
Annaz, D., Karmiloff-Smith, A., Johnson, M. H., & Thomas, M. S. C. (2009) · Journal of Experimental Child Psychology · doi:10.1016/j.jecp.2008.11.005 · Cited by 173 · see citing works
Booth, R., Charlton, R., Hughes, C., & Happé, F. (2003) · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences · doi:10.1098/rstb.2002.1204 · Cited by 173 · see citing works
Chen, Y.-H., Rodgers, J., & McConachie, H. (2009) · Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders · doi:10.1007/s10803-008-0663-6 · Cited by 169 · see citing works
Gamma abnormalities during perception of illusory figures in autism
Brown, C., Gruber, T., Boucher, J., Rippon, G., & Brock, J. (2005) · Cortex · doi:10.1016/s0010-9452(08)70273-9 · Cited by 166 · see citing works
Neurophysiological correlates of relatively enhanced local visual search in autistic adolescents
Manjaly, Z. M., Bruning, N., Neufang, S., Stephan, K. E., Brieber, S., Marshall, J. C., Kamp-Becker, I., Remschmidt, H., Herpertz-Dahlmann, B., Konrad, K., et al. (2007) · NeuroImage · doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2006.11.036 · Cited by 163 · see citing works
Visuo-Spatial Performance in Autism: A Meta-analysis
Muth, A., Hönekopp, J., & Falter, C. M. (2014) · Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders · doi:10.1007/s10803-014-2188-5 · Cited by 163 · see citing works
Ozonoff, S. (1995) · Learning and Cognition in Autism · doi:10.1007/978-1-4899-1286-2_11 · Cited by 167 · see citing works
Courchesne, V., Meilleur, A.-A. S., Poulin-Lord, M.-P., Dawson, M., & Soulières, I. (2015) · Molecular Autism · doi:10.1186/s13229-015-0006-3 · Cited by 160 · see citing works
Eagle-Eyed Visual Acuity: An Experimental Investigation of Enhanced Perception in Autism
Ashwin, E., Ashwin, C., Rhydderch, D., Howells, J., & Baron-Cohen, S. (2009) · Biological Psychiatry · doi:10.1016/j.biopsych.2008.06.012 · Cited by 154 · see citing works
Milne, E., Scope, A., Pascalis, O., Buckley, D., & Makeig, S. (2009) · Biological Psychiatry · doi:10.1016/j.biopsych.2008.07.017 · Cited by 148 · see citing works
Gerdts, J., & Bernier, R. (2011) · Autism Research and Treatment · doi:10.1155/2011/545901 · Cited by 146 · see citing works
Auditory Processing in High-Functioning Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder
DePape, A.-M. R., Hall, G. B. C., Tillmann, B., & Trainor, L. J. (2012) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0044084 · Cited by 139 · see citing works
Global motion perception deficits in autism are reflected as early as primary visual cortex
Robertson, C. E., Thomas, C., Kravitz, D. J., Wallace, G. L., Baron-Cohen, S., Martin, A., & Baker, C. I. (2014) · Brain · doi:10.1093/brain/awu189 · Cited by 122 · see citing works
Thinking in Pictures as a Cognitive Account of Autism
Kunda, M., & Goel, A. K. (2011) · Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders · doi:10.1007/s10803-010-1137-1 · Cited by 114 · see citing works
Jarrold, C., Gilchrist, I. D., & Bender, A. (2005) · Developmental Science · doi:10.1111/j.1467-7687.2005.00422.x · Cited by 113 · see citing works
Reduced multisensory facilitation in persons with autism
Collignon, O., Charbonneau, G., Peters, F., Nassim, M., Lassonde, M., Lepore, F., Mottron, L., & Bertone, A. (2013) · Cortex · doi:10.1016/j.cortex.2012.06.001 · Cited by 114 · see citing works
PATTERNS OF INTELLECTUAL FUNCTIONING IN NON‐RETARDED AUTISTIC AND SCHIZOPHRENIC CHILDREN
Asarnow, R. F., Tanguay, P. E., Bott, L., & Freeman, B. J. (1987) · Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry · doi:10.1111/j.1469-7610.1987.tb00210.x · Cited by 101 · see citing works
Zaidel, A., Goin-Kochel, R. P., & Angelaki, D. E. (2015) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.1506582112 · Cited by 92 · see citing works
Roelfsema, M. T., Hoekstra, R. A., Allison, C., Wheelwright, S., Brayne, C., Matthews, F. E., & Baron-Cohen, S. (2012) · Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders · doi:10.1007/s10803-011-1302-1 · Cited by 101 · see citing works
Spatial and motion integration in children with autism
Del Viva, M. M., Igliozzi, R., Tancredi, R., & Brizzolara, D. (2006) · Vision Research · doi:10.1016/j.visres.2005.10.018 · Cited by 97 · see citing works
Wright, B., Clarke, N., Jordan, J., Young, A. W., Clarke, P., Miles, J., Nation, K., Clarke, L., & Williams, C. (2008) · Autism · doi:10.1177/1362361308097118 · Cited by 92 · see citing works
Kikuchi, Y., Senju, A., Tojo, Y., Osanai, H., & Hasegawa, T. (2009) · Child Development · doi:10.1111/j.1467-8624.2009.01342.x · Cited by 90 · see citing works
Lee, P. S., Foss-Feig, J., Henderson, J. G., Kenworthy, L. E., Gilotty, L., Gaillard, W. D., & Vaidya, C. J. (2007) · NeuroImage · doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2007.07.013 · Cited by 89 · see citing works
Berger, H. J. C., Aerts, F. H. T. M., Spaendonck, K. P. M. V., Cools, A. R., & Teunisse, J.-P. (2003) · Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology · doi:10.1076/jcen.25.4.502.13870 · Cited by 83 · see citing works
A specific autistic trait that modulates visuospatial illusion susceptibility
Walter, E., Dassonville, P., & Bochsler, T. M. (2009) · Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders · doi:10.1007/s10803-008-0630-2 · Cited by 95 · see citing works
Autistic Cognition: Charting Routes to Anxiety
Stark, E., Stacey, J., Mandy, W., Kringelbach, M. L., & Happé, F. (2021) · Trends in Cognitive Sciences · doi:10.1016/j.tics.2021.03.014 · Cited by 77 · see citing works
A pilot study of positive mood induction in euthymic bipolar subjects compared with healthy controls
FARMER, A., LAM, D., SAHAKIAN, B., ROISER, J., BURKE, A., O'NEILL, N., KEATING, S., SMITH, G. P., & McGUFFIN, P. (2006) · Psychological Medicine · doi:10.1017/s0033291706007835 · Cited by 61 · see citing works
Autism spectrum disorder and interoception: Abnormalities in global integration?
Hatfield, T. R., Brown, R. F., Giummarra, M. J., & Lenggenhager, B. (2019) · Autism · doi:10.1177/1362361317738392 · Cited by 64 · see citing works
Pellicano, E. (2013) · Autism Research · doi:10.1002/aur.1286 · Cited by 62 · see citing works
O’Connor, K., & Kirk, I. (2008) · Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders · doi:10.1007/s10803-008-0559-5 · Cited by 60 · see citing works
Bölte, S., Hubl, D., Dierks, T., Holtmann, M., & Poustka, F. (2008) · Journal of Neural Transmission · doi:10.1007/s00702-007-0850-1 · Cited by 58 · see citing works
Processing of compound visual stimuli by children with autism and Asperger syndrome
Deruelle, C., Rondan, C., Gepner, B., & Fagot, J. (2006) · International Journal of Psychology · doi:10.1080/00207590500184610 · Cited by 58 · see citing works
Early visual cortex organization in autism: an fMRI study
Hadjikhani, N., Chabris, C. F., Joseph, R. M., Clark, J., McGrath, L., Aharon, I., Feczko, E., Tager-Flusberg, H., & Harris, G. J. (2004) · Neuroreport · doi:10.1097/00001756-200402090-00011 · Cited by 57 · see citing works
Charbonneau, G., Bertone, A., Lepore, F., Nassim, M., Lassonde, M., Mottron, L., & Collignon, O. (2013) · Neuropsychologia · doi:10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2013.02.009 · Cited by 54 · see citing works
Kaland, N., Mortensen, E. L., & Smith, L. (2007) · Autism · doi:10.1177/1362361307070988 · Cited by 54 · see citing works
A Close Eye on the Eagle-Eyed Visual Acuity Hypothesis of Autism
Bölte, S., Schlitt, S., Gapp, V., Hainz, D., Schirman, S., Poustka, F., Weber, B., Freitag, C., Ciaramidaro, A., & Walter, H. (2012) · Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders · doi:10.1007/s10803-011-1300-3 · Cited by 44 · see citing works
Takayanagi, M., Kawasaki, Y., Shinomiya, M., Hiroshi, H., Okada, S., Ino, T., Sakai, K., Murakami, K., Ishida, R., Mizuno, K., et al. (2022) · Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders · doi:10.1007/s10803-021-04932-x · Cited by 38 · see citing works
Neuropsychological Studies of Savant Skills: Can They Inform the Neuroscience of Giftedness?
Wallace, G. L. (2008) · Roeper Review · doi:10.1080/02783190802363901 · Cited by 26 · see citing works
Brodski‐Guerniero, A., Naumer, M. J., Moliadze, V., Chan, J., Althen, H., Ferreira‐Santos, F., Lizier, J. T., Schlitt, S., Kitzerow, J., Schütz, M., et al. (2018) · Human Brain Mapping · doi:10.1002/hbm.24072 · Cited by 23 · see citing works
Borgolte, A., Roy, M., Sinke, C., Wiswede, D., Stephan, M., Bleich, S., Münte, T. F., & Szycik, G. R. (2021) · Neuropsychologia · doi:10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2021.108022 · Cited by 13 · see citing works
Dale, B. A., Finch, W. H., Shellabarger, K. A. R., & Davis, A. (2021) · Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment · doi:10.1177/07342829211025924 · Cited by 11 · see citing works
- Authors
- Shah, A., & Frith, U.
- Corresponding author
- Shah, Amitta
- Venue
- Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1983-10
- Volume
- 24
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 613-620
- ISSN
- 0021-9630 (ISSN-L)
- 1469-7610
- OpenAlex
- W2050093397
- Cited by
- 888
- References
- 27
- Citations by year
- 2026: 8 · 2025: 15 · 2024: 19 · 2023: 16 · 2022: 18 · 2021: 46 · 2020: 28 · 2019: 22 · 2018: 27 · 2017: 40 · 2016: 29 · 2015: 40 · 2014: 50 · 2013: 40 · 2012: 57
- FWCI
- 1.93
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
- OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Down syndrome and intellectual disability research
- Keywords
- autism spectrum disorder, children with autism, Children's Embedded Figures Test, visuospatial ability, mental age, cognitive function, orientation, visualization, cognitive impairment, intellectual disability
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Aptitude, Autistic Disorder, Child, Discrimination Learning, Female, Humans, Male, Intellectual Disability, Pattern Recognition, Visual, Research, Space Perception, Visual Perception
About these checks
Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.
Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.
Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.
What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›
Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review
