Predictive Processing in Autism Spectrum Disorder: The Atypical Iterative Prior Updating Account.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The nature of predictive-processing differences between individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and typically developing (TD) individuals remains contested. Some studies have reported impaired predictive processing in ASD, while others have suggested intact but atypical learning dynamics.

Methods

We investigated duration reproduction tasks under high- and low-volatility settings to examine the updating dynamics of prior beliefs and sensory estimate updating in individuals with ASD (n = 32) and TD counterparts (n = 32). Using a two-state Bayesian model, we analyzed how the participants updated their prior beliefs and perceptual estimates and how these updates affected their behavior over time.

Results

Individuals with ASD integrated pri

SUBMITTER: Shi Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11994323 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature