Abstract
The contributions of cognitive style and organization to processing and recalling a complex novel stimulus were examined by
comparing the Rey Osterrieth Complex Figure (ROCF) test performance of children, adolescents, and adults with ASD to clinical
controls (CC) and non-impaired controls (NC) using the Developmental Scoring System. The ROCF task involves a complex structure with strong organizational or integrative processing demands. The individuals
with ASD relied on a predominantly part-oriented strategy to cope with the complexity of the task and did not make the typical
developmental shift to a configurational approach. Both processing style and organization (whether pieces of information were
perceived as connected to one another in a meaningful way) contributed to structural recall in the ASD group.
comparing the Rey Osterrieth Complex Figure (ROCF) test performance of children, adolescents, and adults with ASD to clinical
controls (CC) and non-impaired controls (NC) using the Developmental Scoring System. The ROCF task involves a complex structure with strong organizational or integrative processing demands. The individuals
with ASD relied on a predominantly part-oriented strategy to cope with the complexity of the task and did not make the typical
developmental shift to a configurational approach. Both processing style and organization (whether pieces of information were
perceived as connected to one another in a meaningful way) contributed to structural recall in the ASD group.
- Content Type Journal Article
- DOI 10.1007/s10803-010-1139-z
- Authors
- Katherine D. Tsatsanis, Yale Child Study Center, 230 South Frontage Road, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
- Ilse L. J. Noens, Psychiatric and Neurodevelopmental Genetics Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, 185 Cambridge Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA
- Cornelia L. Illmann, Psychiatric and Neurodevelopmental Genetics Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, 185 Cambridge Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA
- David L. Pauls, Psychiatric and Neurodevelopmental Genetics Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, 185 Cambridge Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA
- Fred R. Volkmar, Yale Child Study Center, 230 South Frontage Road, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
- Robert T. Schultz, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA USA
- Ami Klin, Yale Child Study Center, 230 South Frontage Road, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
- Journal Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
- Online ISSN 1573-3432
- Print ISSN 0162-3257