Abstract
The perception of subsecond durations in adults with autism spectrum disorder (hereafter ‘autism’; n = 25 Experiment 1, n = 21 Experiment 2) and matched typical adults (n = 24 Experiment 1, n = 22 Experiment 2) was examined by requiring participants to perform an action in time with auditory (Experiment 1) or visual (Experiment 2) events. Individuals with autism performed comparably to typical participants in the auditory task and exhibited less temporal error relative to their typical counterparts in the visual task. These findings suggest that perception of subsecond intervals is intact in autism, if not enhanced. Results support recent Bayesian theories of enhanced visual-perceptual precision in people with autism, and extend empirical support into the precision of subsecond temporal estimates.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 788-793 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 15 Feb 2019 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Acknowledgments We are grateful to Sophie Sowden for help with testing. CP was funded by a Leverhulme Trust Grant Number RPG-2016-105 and GB was funded by the Baily Thomas Charitable Fund.
Publisher Copyright:
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Keywords
- Audition
- Sensorimotor coordination
- Time perception
- Vision
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Developmental and Educational Psychology