TY - JOUR
T1 - Sorting preference in children with autism
T2 - The dominance of concrete features
AU - Ropar, Danielle
AU - Peebles, David
PY - 2007/2/1
Y1 - 2007/2/1
N2 - The current study investigates preference to sort objects on the basis of either concrete or abstract features in children with and without autism. Participants were asked to sort a set of books into two groups that could be differentiated according to concrete (color, size) or abstract criteria (category membership: sports/games). The results showed that those with autism, unlike controls, were significantly more likely to sort according to a concrete criterion. In a further phase of testing, those with autism still did not sort according to abstract criteria, even when this was the only basis for sorting systematically. The findings are interpreted as evidence for a preference in autism to process concrete over abstract features of stimuli.
AB - The current study investigates preference to sort objects on the basis of either concrete or abstract features in children with and without autism. Participants were asked to sort a set of books into two groups that could be differentiated according to concrete (color, size) or abstract criteria (category membership: sports/games). The results showed that those with autism, unlike controls, were significantly more likely to sort according to a concrete criterion. In a further phase of testing, those with autism still did not sort according to abstract criteria, even when this was the only basis for sorting systematically. The findings are interpreted as evidence for a preference in autism to process concrete over abstract features of stimuli.
KW - Autism
KW - Categorization
KW - Concrete and abstract information
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33847218677&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10803-006-0166-2
DO - 10.1007/s10803-006-0166-2
M3 - Article
C2 - 16897382
AN - SCOPUS:33847218677
VL - 37
SP - 270
EP - 280
JO - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
JF - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
SN - 0162-3257
IS - 2
ER -