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Publication Date: 2016-Apr
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Effects of Age and Attention on Auditory Global-Local Processing in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Foster, Nicholas E. V.; Ouimet, Tia; Tryfon, Ana; Doyle-Thomas, Krissy; Anagnostou, Evdokia; Hyde, Krista L.
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v46 n4 p1415-1428 Apr 2016
In vision, typically-developing (TD) individuals perceive "global" (whole) before "local" (detailed) features, whereas individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) exhibit a local bias. However, auditory global-local distinctions are less clear in ASD, particularly in terms of age and attention effects. To these aims, here ASD and TD children judged local and global pitch structure in nine-tone melodies. Both groups showed a similar global precedence effect, but ASD children were less sensitive to global interference than TD children at younger ages. There was no effect of attention task. These findings provide novel evidence of developmental differences in auditory perception and may help to refine sensory phenotypes in ASD.
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Intonation, Language Processing, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Attention Control, Phonology, Age Differences, Autism, Task Analysis, Genetics, Sensory Integration, Developmental Stages, Children
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