Drawing the line: how people with autism copy line drawings of three-dimensional objects [Last but not least]

Sheppard, E., Ropar, D. and Mitchell, P., 2009. Drawing the line: how people with autism copy line drawings of three-dimensional objects [Last but not least]. Perception, 38 (7), pp. 1104-1106. ISSN 1468-4233

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Abstract

It is purported that the local perceptual style characteristic of those with autism results in them reproducing line drawings in a more localised manner than comparison individuals. Here we report an exception to this: the drawing strategies of those with autism were more global. When reproducing line drawings depicting three-dimensional objects, a sample of fifty-six participants with autism showed a greater tendency to begin by copying the two-dimensional outline of the figure than fifty-seven matched comparison participants (39.3% versus 8.8% of group; χ1 2=14.46, p<0.0005). We argue that this is consistent with the perception of those with autism being less conceptually driven, but not necessarily less global.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Perception
Creators:	Sheppard, E., Ropar, D. and Mitchell, P.
Publisher:	Pion
Date:	2009
Volume:	38
Number:	7
ISSN:	1468-4233
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1068/p6449 DOI
Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	EPrints Services
Date Added:	09 Oct 2015 10:36
Last Modified:	23 Aug 2016 09:11
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/15448

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