thinking in pictures my life with autism

In this book she reports that “ when I think about abstract concepts I use visual images”, “thinking in language and words is alien to me. This assumption mainly originates from the eponymous book by Temple Grandin, Thinking In Pictures. Autistic individuals are often described as “thinking in pictures”. Autism therefore entails behavioral but also cognitive atypicalities. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.Ĭompeting interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.Īccording to the Diagnostic and Statistical manual of Mental disorders, fifth edition (DSM-5), autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impairments in social communication and interaction, as well as restricted and repetitive patterns of behaviors or interests. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.ĭata Availability: All relevant data are within the manuscript and its Supporting Information files.įunding: This work was funded by the French National Research Agency (ANR-19-CE28-0012). Received: DecemAccepted: JPublished: July 22, 2021Ĭopyright: © 2021 Bled et al.

PLoS ONE 16(7):Įditor: Barbara Dritschel, University of St Andrews, UNITED KINGDOM Citation: Bled C, Guillon Q, Soulières I, Bouvet L (2021) Thinking in pictures in everyday life situations among autistic adults.

Thinking in pictures my life with autism