Autistic traits and face processing: classification image and response consistency analyses

自闭症患者和正常发育个体之间的认知过程有许多不同的方面。然而，最近有研究表明，非临床人群中具有高度自闭症特征的个体表现出与临床诊断的自闭症个体相似的加工风格。本研究旨在探讨非临床诊断的高度孤独症个体的面孔加工特点。我们使用响应分类技术和响应一致性分析。结果表明，高度孤独症个体表现出与孤独症观察者相似的倾向，喜欢依靠前额区域来辨别面孔，这种策略以前没有被假设过。

There are many different aspects in cognitive processing between autistic and typically developing individuals. However, recently it has been suggested that individuals with high autistic traits in non-clinical population show similar processing style as clinically-diagnosed autistic individuals. The purpose of the study was to investigate face processing of hight autistic individuals in non-clinically diagnosed population. We used response classification technique and response consistency analysis. Results showed that high autistic individuals showed the similar tendency as autistic observers like depending on forehead area to discriminate faces, which strategy has not been previously hypothesized.