Enhanced Perceptual Functioning in Autism: An Update, and Eight Principles of Autistic Perception

Laurent Mottron1,2, Michelle Dawson3, Isabelle Soulières3,4, B. Hubert3,5, Jake Burack3,6
1Department of Psychiatry, University of Montréal, Montréal, Canada
2Hôpital Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada
3Pervasive Developmental Disorders Specialized Clinic, Rivière-des-Prairies Hospital, & Fernand Seguin Research Center, University of Montréal, Montréal, Canada
4Départment of Psychology, University of Montréal, Montréal, Canada
5Université de Provence-Côte d’Azur, Marseille, France
6Department of Educational Psychology, McGill University, Montréal, Canada

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