| Title |
Oblique Orientation Discrimination Thresholds Are Superior in Those with a High Level of Autistic Traits
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, May 2014
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10803-014-2147-1 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Abigail Dickinson, Myles Jones, Elizabeth Milne |
| Abstract |
Enhanced low-level perception, although present in individuals with autism, is not seen in individuals with high, but non-clinical, levels of autistic traits (Brock et al.in Percept Lond 40(6):739. doi: 10.1068/p6953 , 2011). This is surprising, as many of the higher-level visual differences found in autism have been shown to correlate with autistic traits in non-clinical samples. Here we measure vertical-oblique and, more difficult, oblique-oblique orientation discrimination thresholds in a non-clinical sample. As predicted, oblique-oblique thresholds provided a more sensitive test of orientation discrimination, and were negatively related to autistic traits (N = 94, r = -.356, p < .0001). We conclude that individual differences in orientation discrimination and autistic traits are related, and suggest that both of these factors could be mediated by increased levels of the inhibitory neurotransmitter GABA. |
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| New Zealand | 1 | 10% |
| Italy | 1 | 10% |
| Unknown | 5 | 50% |
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| Other | 6 | 9% |
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