Back, Elisa (2014) Can individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders and typically developing individuals rapidly use Theory of Mind information? In: British Psychological Society Developmental Section Conference; 03 - 05 Sep 2014, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. (Unpublished)

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The aim of this study was to investigate whether individuals with and without ASD can rapidly process visual perspectives. 16 participants with ASD (aged 16-20) were matched on chronological age and full-scale IQ to 16 typically developing participants. They were asked to make rapid judgements about how many dots could be seen on the walls of a cartoon room, either from their own point of view or from the point of view of an avatar or a camera situated in the room. Individuals with and without ASD were able to rapidly process visual perspectives although individuals with ASD experienced both egocentric and altercentric interference. Findings can be explained by difficulties with executive control or self-perspective inhibition.

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