(being drafted, amended April 24, 2009)
Profile heterogeneous
The study of intellectual abilities of people with autism show overall:
- a verbal IQ performance IQ below
- highly developed space capabilities that can be expressed in some individuals in skills outstanding artistic
- a storage capacity of effective since it does not involve memory processes of organizing data
Surfonctionnement perceptual
This model is explored by Lawrence Mottron , head of the Specialized Clinic Autism, Hôpital Rivière-des-Prairies.
Research shows a significant difference between the perceptions of people with autism and neurotypical people (developing without autism).
The perception of people with autism work more independently vis-à-vis voluntary processes, systems of representation and emotions.
Research results show a significantly more effective in people with autism but with some nuances. Performance down under certain conditions if the movement is at stake, or when testing selective attention.
In the article "motion perception and imitation in autism," published in the journal Children, Vol 60 / 2, the authors that the capacity for imitation of bodily gestures or facial vary depending on the speed of presentation. Imitative performance increase when the presentation is slowed. This is particularly relevant if the application is aimed at people with more severe autism.
hyposensitive and / or hypersensitive
A person with autism may have sensory modality for the same characteristics of hyper or hypo different times. It can react to a confusing or painful stimuli or be fascinated by stimulation.
Central Coherence (the tree not the forest)
Developed by Uta Frith, the theory postulates the existence in any person an ability to combine information into a coherent whole, taking into account context.
People with autism see the world more fragmented. They integrate the data they receive from their environment in a less consistent and take less out of context.
Grasping the gist of the situation is much more difficult for a person with autism for a person without autism.
Executive functions Executive functions encompass a set of crucial mechanisms involved in the action planning step by step adaptation of the action in a new context, the organized search for solutions to a problem, control se, behavioral control, inhibition of incorrect answers.
deficits of these are identified in many people with developmental disabilities but they are not systematic in people with autism. However, deficits in behavioral change and in planning may be characteristic of autism.
Theory of mind (the ability to understand what others think know believe)
Place yourself in the shoes of someone, get an idea of what he thinks about what he feels on what he knows is an activity that requires a cognitive mechanism.
This mechanism called theory of mind is important in social relationships because it helps to understand the words and actions of our partners and anticipate. Private
this mechanism, it becomes very difficult to understand the actions of those around us. Their behavior becomes unpredictable.
People with autism tend to experience difficulties with the theory of mind, regardless of their intellectual abilities.
The excellent text by Charles Durham " THE SOCIAL PROBLEMS OF THE AUTISTIC PERSON " from a conference EDI Training is still valid.
Information Processing (
(Behaviour)
Language (receptive and expressive communication)
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