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From: firemonkey on 25 Sep 2008 09:30
"When a person has an autism spectrum disorder, like Asperger�s, there
are a host of little things that that pop up, unexpected, to interfere
with daily functioning. In the next few weeks, I plan to outline a few
of these...starting with visual processing.

What do I mean by visual processing? As defined by LDOnline.org:

�Visual and auditory processing are the processes of recognizing and
interpreting information taken in through the senses of sight and sound.
The terms, "visual and auditory processing" and "visual and auditory
perception", are often used interchangeably. Although there are many
types of perception, the two most common areas of difficulty involved
with a learning disability are visual and auditory perception.�

Contrary to what the average layperson may expect, the brain plays a
large part in determining what we see and how we see it. Seeing isn�t
only done with the eyes, and hearing isn�t only done with the ears.
These organs are the receptors of visual and auditory stimulation � but
it takes the brain to make sense of them, and regulate what to attend
to. Deficits in the areas of the brain that do this can cause a myriad
of problems in daily life.

Most people on the autism spectrum are affected in some way with sensory
issues � but no individual experiences it in exactly the same way. I
have read accounts of people who have been much more deeply affected by
sensory integration issues than I have, but it does cause a certain
amount of havoc in my life. "

http://blogs.psychologytoday.com/blog/asperger039s-diary/200809/the-little-things-seeing-things
From: Evil_Nigel on 25 Sep 2008 11:20
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On Sep 25, 2:30 pm, firemonkey <firemon...(a)gatty.me.uk> wrote:

When I read the title I expected something useful like "stand on a
mirror if you want to see what's dangling under your ginger-biscuit
belly" :)

(Sorry, couldn't resist)

Evil Nigel
From: me myself and monkfish on 25 Sep 2008 12:19


"firemonkey" <firemonkey(a)gatty.me.uk> wrote in message
news:48db9298$0$514$bed64819(a)news.gradwell.net...
> "When a person has an autism spectrum disorder, like Asperger�s, there are
> a host of little things that that pop up, unexpected, to interfere with
> daily functioning. In the next few weeks, I plan to outline a few of
> these...starting with visual processing.
>
> What do I mean by visual processing? As defined by LDOnline.org:
>
> �Visual and auditory processing are the processes of recognizing and
> interpreting information taken in through the senses of sight and sound.
> The terms, "visual and auditory processing" and "visual and auditory
> perception", are often used interchangeably. Although there are many types
> of perception, the two most common areas of difficulty involved with a
> learning disability are visual and auditory perception.�
>
> Contrary to what the average layperson may expect, the brain plays a large
> part in determining what we see and how we see it. Seeing isn�t only done
> with the eyes, and hearing isn�t only done with the ears. These organs are
> the receptors of visual and auditory stimulation � but it takes the brain
> to make sense of them, and regulate what to attend to. Deficits in the
> areas of the brain that do this can cause a myriad of problems in daily
> life.
>
> Most people on the autism spectrum are affected in some way with sensory
> issues � but no individual experiences it in exactly the same way. I have
> read accounts of people who have been much more deeply affected by sensory
> integration issues than I have, but it does cause a certain amount of
> havoc in my life. "
>
> http://blogs.psychologytoday.com/blog/asperger039s-diary/200809/the-little-things-seeing-things
>

I feel i ought to say something about this, but i can't think of anything
particulartly interesting to say, so i'll just say, "Thanks".

Thanks.


monkfish

From: firemonkey on 25 Sep 2008 13:58
me myself and monkfish wrote:

>
> I feel i ought to say something about this, but i can't think of
> anything particulartly interesting to say, so i'll just say, "Thanks".
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> monkfish

That's fine.
From: Rowland McDonnell on 26 Sep 2008 11:11
firemonkey <firemonkey(a)gatty.me.uk> wrote:

> "When a person has an autism spectrum disorder, like Asperger's, there
> are a host of little things that that pop up, unexpected, to interfere
> with daily functioning. In the next few weeks, I plan to outline a few
> of these...starting with visual processing.

A minority of people with Asperger's Syndrome have such problems - from
what I can tell.

[snip]

> Contrary to what the average layperson may expect, the brain plays a
> large part in determining what we see and how we see it.

In my experience, pretty much all adults (and children beyond the age of
about 7 or 8) know very well that it's the eye-brain-mind system that
does seeing, that it's the ear-brain-mind system that does hearing, and
so on.

[snip]

> Most people on the autism spectrum are affected in some way with sensory
> issues

From my reading most people with Asperger's syndrome are not so affected
- only an odd minority.

> but no individual experiences it in exactly the same way. I
> have read accounts of people who have been much more deeply affected by
> sensory integration issues than I have, but it does cause a certain
> amount of havoc in my life. "

[snip]

Most of us don't have these effects to speak of as far as I can tell -
although I'm aware that my wife finds it alarming when I'm riding the
bike and turning to talk to her sat on the back. Yes, while making
progress along the highway on a motorcycle.

I don't have exceptional peripheral vision at all, but I can quite
happily ride a bike while looking to one side - peripheral vision
permits me to keep enough of an eye on the road ahead to be able to see
when I need to apply my high-res vision to the job.

Just a matter of not having your attention exclusively on the central
field of view - but that's how normal human vision works, surely?

Nothing exceptional about my vision at all, not at all - but it means I
can do quite a bit of sight-seeing while on long trips.

Rowland.

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