Figure 2.

Testing central coherence. The patient is given the task to assign one of the two images at the top to the image at the bottom. People with a holistic perception will assign the beaker to the bottle at the bottom. Detail-oriented perception in poorly developed central coherence will lead to the decision that the top right object matches the bottom object as they both consist of squares. The task is taken from a scientific study and not suited for use in routine diagnostics. From: Müller C: Autismus und Wahrnehmung. Eine Welt aus Farben und Details. Marburg: Tectum 2007. With permission from Tectum Publishers, Marburg (23)