‘Gestalt Perception’ in Autism: Superability or Deficit?
Gestalt perception can account for both strengths and weaknesses of autistic perception. On the one hand, they seem to perceive more...
Dr. Olga Bogdashina is a Co-founder and Leader of the Autism Programme at the International Autism Institute, KSPU; Associative Consultant to ICEP Europe at ICEP Europe, founder of the Autism Society of Ukraine and director of the first Day Centre for autistic children in Gorlovka, Ukraine; mother of a young man with classic autism and a daughter with Asperger Syndrome. She has worked intensively in the field of autism as a teacher, lecturer and researcher. Email us to enquire about upcoming training with OLGA info@integratedtreatments.co.uk
Gestalt perception can account for both strengths and weaknesses of autistic perception. On the one hand, they seem to perceive more...
Hypersensitivity Hypervision means that their vision is too acute. For example, they notice the tiniest pieces of fluff on the carpet,...
Let us take a couple of examples; A child (we’ll call him Nick) enters the room and touches the walls, furniture and objects; being...