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How central is central coherence?: Preliminary evidence on the link between conceptual and perceptual processing in children with autism

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This study aimed to test the assumption drawn from weak central coherence theory that a central cognitive mechanism is responsible for integrating information at both conceptual and perceptual levels. A visual semantic memory task and a face recognition task measuring use of holistic information were administered to 15 children with autism and 16 typically developing children. If there is a central integration mechanism, performance on the two tasks should be positively associated. No relationship was found, however, between the two abilities in the comparison group and, unexpectedly, a strong significant inverse correlation was found in the autism group. Classification data further confirmed this finding and indicated the possibility of the presence of subgroups in autism. The results add to emerging evidence suggesting that central coherence is not a unitary construct.

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  • Classically, three main theoretical frameworks explaining underlying neuropsychological functioning in ASD were presented: Theory of Mind, Executive Functioning, and Central Coherence.

    “Classically, three main theoretical frameworks explaining underlying neuropsychological functioning were presented; Theory of Mind (ToM; e.g., Andreou & Skrimpa, 2020), Executive Functioning (EF; e.g., Demetriou et al., 2019) and Central Coherence (CC; e.g., López et al., 2008).”

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Authors
López, B., Leekam, S. R., & Arts, G. R. J.
Affiliations
  • University of the West of England (GB)
  • Durham University (GB)
Venue
Autism
Published
2008-03
Volume
12
Issue
2
Pages
159-171
ISSN
  • 1362-3613 (ISSN-L)
  • 1461-7005
OpenAlex
W2057233137
Cited by
44
References
36
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 2
FWCI
2.58
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Autism (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Face Recognition and Perception
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Child and Animal Learning Development
Keywords
central coherence, holistic processing, face recognition (cognition), children, autism subgroups, cognitive classification
MeSH terms
Autistic Disorder, Child, Cognition Disorders, Concept Formation, Humans, Memory Disorders, Neuropsychological Tests, Perceptual Disorders, Reaction Time, Visual Perception, Case-Control Studies

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