Multidimensional autistic traits and attention in healthy adults

该项目旨在开发一种新的、全面的测量健康成人自闭症特征的六个主要维度的方法。高水平的自闭症特征与健康成年人的非典型注意力模式有关。然而，自闭症特征是多维的，其中一些维度相关性较弱，很少有研究评估感官敏感性这一关键特征维度。本项目将研究自闭症特征与关键注意现象的具体关系，包括左视野偏置、忽视综合加工而注重细节、以及对情绪刺激的注意力吸引。将自闭症特征的行为和认知特征联系起来，将为自闭症发展的模型提供信息。

This project aims to develop a new, comprehensive measure of six major dimensions of autistic traits in healthy adults. High levels of autistic traits are associated with atypical patterns of attention in healthy adults. However autistic traits are multidimensional, with some dimensions weakly correlated, and few studies have assessed sensory sensitivity, a key trait dimension. This project will investigate the specific relationships of autistic traits to key attentional phenomena including left-visual-field bias, attention to detail at the expense of integrative processing, and the attraction of attention to emotional stimuli. Linking behavioural and cognitive features of autistic traits will inform models of the development of autism.