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Color obsessions and phobias in autism spectrum disorders: the case of J.G.
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posted on 2023-06-08, 17:37 authored by Amanda K Ludlow, Pamela Heaton, Elisabeth Hill, Anna FranklinAnna FranklinThe current study is the first investigation of color 'obsessions' and 'phobias' in ASD. We investigate the color perception and cognition of J.G., a boy with ASD who has a strong obsession with blue, and a strong phobia of other colors. J.G.'s performance on a series of color tasks (color-entity association; chromatic discrimination; color classification) is compared to 13 children with and without autism who do not have color obsessions or phobias. The findings lead to the formalization of two hypotheses: (i) color obsessions and phobias in individuals with ASD are related to an unusually strong ability to associate colors with entities; (ii) color obsessions are related to hyposensitivity, and color phobias to hypersensitivity, in the affected regions of color space.
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NeurocaseISSN
1355-4794Publisher
Taylor & FrancisExternal DOI
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3Volume
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296-306Department affiliated with
- Psychology Publications
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