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dc.contributor.authorLudlow, Amanda
dc.contributor.authorHeaton, Pamela
dc.contributor.authorHill, Elisabeth
dc.contributor.authorFranklin, Anna
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-06T10:23:50Z
dc.date.available2016-04-06T10:23:50Z
dc.date.issued2014-05-04
dc.identifier.citationLudlow , A , Heaton , P , Hill , E & Franklin , A 2014 , ' Color obsessions and phobias in autism spectrum disorders : the case of J.G ' , Neurocase , vol. 20 , no. 3 , pp. 296-306 . https://doi.org/10.1080/13554794.2013.770880
dc.identifier.issn1355-4794
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2299/16982
dc.description.abstractThe current study is the first investigation of color 'obsessions' and 'phobias' in ASD. We investigate the color perception and cognition of J.G., a boy with ASD who has a strong obsession with blue, and a strong phobia of other colors. J.G.'s performance on a series of color tasks (color-entity association; chromatic discrimination; color classification) is compared to 13 children with and without autism who do not have color obsessions or phobias. The findings lead to the formalization of two hypotheses: (i) color obsessions and phobias in individuals with ASD are related to an unusually strong ability to associate colors with entities; (ii) color obsessions are related to hyposensitivity, and color phobias to hypersensitivity, in the affected regions of color space.en
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dc.format.extent123588
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofNeurocase
dc.subjectChild
dc.subjectChild Development Disorders, Pervasive
dc.subjectColor
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectObsessive Behavior
dc.subjectPhobic Disorders
dc.titleColor obsessions and phobias in autism spectrum disorders : the case of J.Gen
dc.contributor.institutionSchool of Life and Medical Sciences
dc.contributor.institutionPsychology
dc.contributor.institutionCognitive Neuropsychology
dc.contributor.institutionDepartment of Psychology and Sports Sciences
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.1080/13554794.2013.770880
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