Subject: Autistic perception

Some studies have indicated that autistic people may give relatively more weight to incoming perceptual detail - and less weight to prior expectations, or assumptions.

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Select instance - Invidious

Website that explains how autistic people perceive their surroundings. Cluttered with ads, some of which overlaid over the content and in a fixed position relative to the screen, not scrolling out of view. Congratulations, you understood nothing.
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Local & global processing in autism | Embrace ASD

Unlike most non-autistics, autistic people can switch between local and global processing as needed. Read this post to find out what this means!

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