Peculiarities of visual perception in children with autism spectrum disorders

Abstract

The article introduces the review of investigations concerning the studies of visual perception in children with autism spectrum disorders. It contains the description of psychological concepts and analysis of neuro-cognitive mechanisms. The existing empirical data are interpreted in terms of autism pathogenesis, types of developmental disorders in nervous system under existing syndrome.

Keywords

• autism spectrum disorders
• weak central coherence
• theory of impaired hierarchization
• dorsal visual stream
• ventral visual stream
• executive activity control