| Abstract: | Three versions of the Stroop Color–Word Test were used to investigate whether autistic children appreciate the meaning of individual items. Incongruity in color–form, color–word, and circle–number tests produced as much interference in 12 autistic boys as in 12 normal boys (8.7–16.4 yrs old). Findings suggest that at least some autistic Ss were capable of processing the semantic aspect of a number of stimuli. They understood simple pictorial forms, color words, and numeric characters. Results pose problems for theories that assert that autistic children learn only by rote memory. (15 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
