Thinking in Pictures as a Cognitive Account of Autism

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Inner Speech: Development, Cognitive Functions, Phenomenology, and Neurobiology (2015, background): “Most notably, Temple Grandin (1995) is known for describing her experience of thought as “thinking in pictures” rather than inner speech (for an elaboration of this idea, see Kunda & Goel, 2010).”
Supporting Independence in Adolescents on the Autism Spectrum (2014, background): “Instead of words, individuals with ASD have described their reasoning processes to be comprised of a series of images or rather that they “think in pictures” when engaged in problem-solving behaviors (Grandin, 1995; Kunda & Goel, 2011).”
Inner speech is used to mediate short-term memory, but not planning, among intellectually high-functioning adults with autism spectrum disorder (2012, background): “In certain domains of cognition, at least, there is not even a tendency for individuals with ASD to employ visual rather than verbal mediation, as some have suggested (Kunda & Goel, 2011).”
Addressing the Academic Needs of Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder in Secondary Education (2014, background): “Individuals with ASD have described their reasoning processes to be comprised of a series of images when engaged in problem-solving behaviors (Kunda & Goel, 2011).”