What are the core deficits of autism?
A. The core deficits of autism are all related to the persons deficits in processing dynamic information information related to change. The brains of persons with autism are wired in a way that they have more of a tendency to process information and therefore view and respond to their world in a static way. This reliance on static processing and corresponding deficit in dynamic processing is manifested in many ways, including problems with social relationships (which require continual change and adaptability), a need for routines and rituals, perseverative behaviors, problems with transitions, inability to appraise situations for appropriate meaning, and many other areas.
