Miller-Kuhaneck (2004) better defined “communication is the result of dynamic external and internal processes, interconnecting environmental and social interactions with cognitive processes” (p. 44). The idea of cognitive-perceptual reasoning as studied by Frith was identified in ASD individuals through the Weak Central Coherence Theory. Weak Central Coherence theory suggests that ASD individuals demonstrate a perceptual-cognitive style of reasoning with better performance on tasks requiring more local processing (parts) as compared to tasks requiring more global processing (whole) (Briskman et al., 1996). This is observed in the play and repetitive behaviors of ASD individuals when they focus or persevered on a particular aspect of a toy, i.e. wheels spinning, but fail to explore the toy through different aspects, such as the wheels move the car across the floor.
Exploring the Cognitive Phenotype of Autism: Weak “Central Coherence” in Parents and Siblings of Children with Autism: II. Real-life Skills and Preferences; 1996; Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (2001), 42:3:309-316 Cambridge University Press. J. Briskman, U. Frith and F. Happé
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