Elise, Freya;
Irvine, Brian;
Brinkert, Jana;
Hamilton, Charlie;
Farran, Emily K;
Milne, Elizabeth;
Scerif, Gaia;
(2024)
Perceptual Experiences of Autistic People With an Intellectual Disability and People With Williams Syndrome: A Reflexive Thematic Analysis.
Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities
, 38
(1)
, Article e13326. 10.1111/jar.13326.
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Abstract
Background: Autistic people without intellectual disabilities have increased perceptual capacity: they can process more information at any given time compared to non-autistic people. We examined whether increased perceptual capacity is evident across the autistic spectrum (i.e. for autistic people with intellectual disabilities) and whether it is specific to autism, or also experienced by people with Williams Syndrome (WS). Methods: Five autistic adults with intellectual disabilities and five adults with WS took part in accessible, qualitative interviews. Responses were analysed using thematic analysis. Results: Both groups expressed enjoyment of focussed attention, with autistic participants preferring multiple simultaneous inputs. Responses suggested increased perceptual capacity for autistic participants only. The sensory environment was reported to be anxiety-inducing for both groups. Conclusions: This study gives preliminary evidence that increased perceptual capacity may be universal across the autistic spectrum, and specific to autism. Understanding differences in capacity offers more targeted suggestions to support sensory challenges.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Perceptual Experiences of Autistic People With an Intellectual Disability and People With Williams Syndrome: A Reflexive Thematic Analysis |
| Location: | England |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1111/jar.13326 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.13326 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. The images or other third-party material in this article are included in the Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in the credit line; if the material is not included under the Creative Commons license, users will need to obtain permission from the license holder to reproduce the material. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| Keywords: | Social Sciences, Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Psychology, Educational, Rehabilitation, Psychology, attention, autism, distractibility, focus, intellectual disability, perception, perceptual capacity, Williams Syndrome, SELECTIVE ATTENTION, SPECTRUM DISORDER, CHILDREN, ADULTS, PREVALENCE, CAPACITY, LOAD |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Psychology and Human Development UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Division of Psychiatry UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Division of Psychiatry > Epidemiology and Applied Clinical Research UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > VP: Education > Student and Registry Services UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > VP: Education > Student and Registry Services > Student Support and Wellbeing |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10215308 |
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