Study Finds Autistics Better At Problem-Solving

Autistics are up to 40 percent faster at problem-solving than non-autistics, according to a new Université de Montréal and Harvard University study published in the journal Human Brain Mapping. As part of the investigation, participants were asked to complete patterns in the Raven’s Standard Progressive Matrices (RSPM) - test that measures hypothesis-testing, problem-solving and learning skills.

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Filed under: Autism on June 19th, 2009