Autism sufferers solve problems fastest
source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/5561002/Autism-suffers-solve-problems-fastest.html
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Sufferers of autism solve problems faster than those who do not have the condition, new research shows.
In an echo of Oscar-winning movie Rain Man which features a brilliant autistic played by Dustin Hoffman, those with the disorder were found to be up to 40 per cent faster at a difficult test.
Researchers said autistic people who took part in their study had surpassed their expectations.
Fifteen autistic and 18 non-autistic people were tested for the research.
The participants were asked to complete patterns in the Raven's Standard Progressive Matrices (RSPM), intelligence tests which measure problem-solving and learning skills.
The study was carried out by researchers from the University of Montreal and Harvard University and published in the journal Human Brain Mapping.
Lead author of the study Isabelle Soulires said: "While both groups performed RSPM test with equal accuracy, the autistic group responded more quickly and appeared to use perceptual regions of the brain to accelerate problem-solving.
In an echo of Oscar-winning movie Rain Man which features a brilliant autistic played by Dustin Hoffman, those with the disorder were found to be up to 40 per cent faster at a difficult test.
Researchers said autistic people who took part in their study had surpassed their expectations.
Fifteen autistic and 18 non-autistic people were tested for the research.
The participants were asked to complete patterns in the Raven's Standard Progressive Matrices (RSPM), intelligence tests which measure problem-solving and learning skills.
The study was carried out by researchers from the University of Montreal and Harvard University and published in the journal Human Brain Mapping.
Lead author of the study Isabelle Soulires said: "While both groups performed RSPM test with equal accuracy, the autistic group responded more quickly and appeared to use perceptual regions of the brain to accelerate problem-solving.
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FallenMorgan
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Some forms of autism can be more of a "blessing" than a curse. I have a high-functioning form of it.
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FallenMorgan
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RickDemocracy
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Would be good to mention what may well be the cause of autism in the first place...
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6696666502913965744&q=vaccination+s...
and
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6531447125053615129&ei=-4BlSYLzAZKwq...
- 2 years ago
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RickDemocracy
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iemitremmusi
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This is new?
I'll be impressed when they bath themselves.
- 2 years ago
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iemitremmusi
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boywhocould
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whoppner . . .
- 2 years ago
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boywhocould
