Autism Lexicon

 

Cognitive Theories and Sensorimotor Explanations for Autism

While no single theory or idea fully explains all aspects of autism, each attempts to provide insights into different cognitive, sensory or behavioral characteristics associated with autism or the history behind why things could be the way they are. Here are some of the theories, ideas and issues. they can also be found in posts in the following hashtags [#sensorimotor] [#AutismTheories]

A

• Active Sensing
• Alexithymia
• Apraxia
• Asset Framing
• Attribution Errors
• Autistic Burnout
• Autistic Inertia

B

• Blindsight
• Body Schema

C

• Camoflauging
• Catatonia
• Cocktail Party Effect
• Cognitive Dissonance Theory

D

• Depersonalization
• Double Empathy Problem
• Dyspraxia

E

• ECCT - Executive and Contextual Control Theory 
• E-I Imbalance Theory
• EPF - Enhanced Perceptual Functioning Model
• ES Theory of Autism
• Executive Dysfunction Theory
• Exteroception

F

• Flat Effect
• Fluid & Crystallized Intelligence

H

• Hostile Attribution Bias

I

• Implicit and Explicit Bias
• Intense World Theory
• Interoception

L

• Linear & Non Linear Thinking
• Local and Distributed Information
• Lucid Dreaming

M

• Masking
• Mental Age 
• Mental Time Travel
• Monotropism
• Multiple Intelligences 

N

• Neuronal Pruning Theory
• Negative Attribution Bias
• Neuroception

P

• Peripersonal Space (My area of research)
• Predictive Coding Theories
• Predictive Homeostatis Theory
• Propagnosia
• PV Neuron Hypothesis

S

• Sensory Processing (see #Sensorimotor)
• Social Motivation Theory
• Special Interests (SPIN)
• Spoon Theory
• Stimming
• Synesthesia

T

• Temporal Binding Window
• Theory of Mind
• Triple Bind and Masking 

W

• Weak Central Coherence Theory