Creativity in savant artists with autism / Linda PRING in Autism, 16-1 (January 2012)  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism > 16-1 (January 2012) . - p.45-57 Titre : Creativity in savant artists with autism Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Linda PRING, Auteur ; Nicola RYDER, Auteur ; Laura CRANE, Auteur ; Beate HERMELIN, Auteur Année de publication : 2012 Article en page(s) : p.45-57 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : autism  creativity  domain-specificity  savants  talent Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often display impairments in creativity, yet savant artists with ASD are reported to produce highly novel and original artistic outputs. To explore this paradox, we assessed nine savant artists with ASD, nine talented art students, nine non-artistically talented individuals with ASD, and nine individuals with mild/moderate learning difficulties (MLD) on tasks in and out of their domain of expertise. This was to ascertain whether the performance of the savant artists was related to their artistic ability, their diagnosis of ASD or their level of intellectual functioning. Results demonstrated that the responses of the art students were more creative (as assessed on measures of fluency, originality, elaboration, and flexibility) than the savant, ASD, and MLD groups on a drawing task. Although the savants did produce more elaborative responses than the ASD and MLD groups, no differences were observed on the other indices of creativity. On a non-drawing task, the savants produced more original outputs than the ASD and MLD groups (scoring similarly to the art students), but group differences were not observed on the other measures. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1362361311403783 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=153 [article] Creativity in savant artists with autism [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Linda PRING, Auteur ; Nicola RYDER, Auteur ; Laura CRANE, Auteur ; Beate HERMELIN, Auteur . - 2012 . - p.45-57. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Autism > 16-1 (January 2012) . - p.45-57 Mots-clés : autism  creativity  domain-specificity  savants  talent Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often display impairments in creativity, yet savant artists with ASD are reported to produce highly novel and original artistic outputs. To explore this paradox, we assessed nine savant artists with ASD, nine talented art students, nine non-artistically talented individuals with ASD, and nine individuals with mild/moderate learning difficulties (MLD) on tasks in and out of their domain of expertise. This was to ascertain whether the performance of the savant artists was related to their artistic ability, their diagnosis of ASD or their level of intellectual functioning. Results demonstrated that the responses of the art students were more creative (as assessed on measures of fluency, originality, elaboration, and flexibility) than the savant, ASD, and MLD groups on a drawing task. Although the savants did produce more elaborative responses than the ASD and MLD groups, no differences were observed on the other indices of creativity. On a non-drawing task, the savants produced more original outputs than the ASD and MLD groups (scoring similarly to the art students), but group differences were not observed on the other measures. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1362361311403783 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=153

Executive functions in savant artists with autism / Laura CRANE in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 5-2 (April-June 2011)  

Public ISBD [article]  inResearch in Autism Spectrum Disorders > 5-2 (April-June 2011) . - p.790-797 Titre : Executive functions in savant artists with autism Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Laura CRANE, Auteur ; Linda PRING, Auteur ; Nicola RYDER, Auteur ; Beate HERMELIN, Auteur Année de publication : 2011 Article en page(s) : p.790-797 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Autism  Savants  Executive functions  Art  Fluency  Card sort Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Although executive functions have been widely studied in individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), there have been no direct empirical studies of executive abilities in savants with ASD. This study assessed three facets of executive ability (fluency, perseveration and monitoring) in savant artists with ASD, compared to non-talented adults with ASD or mild/moderate learning difficulties (MLD). Executive functions were assessed in and out of the savants’ domain of expertise: on design fluency and card sort tasks, respectively. The design fluency task suggested a sparing of executive abilities in the savant artists, relative to the non-talented ASD group; an effect not observed on the card sort task. The idea that islets of ability involve functions that are protected from more general cognitive deficits in ASD is explored. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2010.09.007 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=114 [article] Executive functions in savant artists with autism [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Laura CRANE, Auteur ; Linda PRING, Auteur ; Nicola RYDER, Auteur ; Beate HERMELIN, Auteur . - 2011 . - p.790-797. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders > 5-2 (April-June 2011) . - p.790-797 Mots-clés : Autism  Savants  Executive functions  Art  Fluency  Card sort Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Although executive functions have been widely studied in individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), there have been no direct empirical studies of executive abilities in savants with ASD. This study assessed three facets of executive ability (fluency, perseveration and monitoring) in savant artists with ASD, compared to non-talented adults with ASD or mild/moderate learning difficulties (MLD). Executive functions were assessed in and out of the savants’ domain of expertise: on design fluency and card sort tasks, respectively. The design fluency task suggested a sparing of executive abilities in the savant artists, relative to the non-talented ASD group; an effect not observed on the card sort task. The idea that islets of ability involve functions that are protected from more general cognitive deficits in ASD is explored. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2010.09.007 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=114

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