A Greater Ability To Process Information Draws People With Autism To IT
Saturday, May. 19th 2012 9:17 AM
People with autism have a greater than normal capacity for processing information even from rapid presentations and are better able to detect information defined as ‘critical’, according to a study published in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology.
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