Further understanding of complex information processing in verbal adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorders

In this study, we provide further evidence of the difficulty relatively able older adolescents and adults with autism have with conceptual reasoning and provide evidence that this characterizes their difference from age- and ability-matched controls with typical development better than their differences in language. For verbal adults with autism, language may serve as a bootstrap or compensatory mechanism for learning but cannot overcome an inherent weakness in concept formation that makes information processing challenging as task demands increase.
Source: Autism - Category: Neurology Authors: Tags: Special Issue Articles Source Type: research