The “Tetris effect”: autistic and non-autistic people share an implicit drive for perceptual cohesion

We conclude that the "Tetris effect" is ubiquitous and seen in both neurotypical and neurodiverse populations. Our findings challenge the deficit-focussed narrative often seen in the autism literature and highlight the similarities in task performance between autistic and non-autistic participants.

Authors

Rebecca Lawson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1228-1244)
Simon Baron‐Cohen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9217-2544)
Brónagh McCoy
Carrie Allison (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2272-2090)
Nazia Jassim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9761-7784)
E. Yip

Institutions

University of Cambridge (GB)

Publication Details

Journal: Molecular Autism
Published: 2025-03-26
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13229-025-00654-4
Citations: 2
Primary Topic: Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 2.86

Funders

Wellcome Trust
Autistica
Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative
NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre

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article

The “Tetris effect”: autistic and non-autistic people share an implicit drive for perceptual cohesion

Rebecca Lawson, Simon Baron‐Cohen, Brónagh McCoy, Carrie Allison et al.

Mar 26, 2025

2 citations

Molecular Autism

Autism Spectrum Disorder Research

2.86

article

The “Tetris effect”: autistic and non-autistic people share an implicit drive for perceptual cohesion

Rebecca Lawson, Simon Baron‐Cohen, Brónagh McCoy, Carrie Allison, Nazia Jassim, E. Yip

March 26, 2025article en

2 citations

Abstract

We conclude that the "Tetris effect" is ubiquitous and seen in both neurotypical and neurodiverse populations. Our findings challenge the deficit-focussed narrative often seen in the autism literature and highlight the similarities in task performance between autistic and non-autistic participants.

Molecular AutismVol. 16(1)

University of Cambridge (GB)

Wellcome Trust, Autistica, Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative, NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre

Openalex Percentile: Top 11%

Autism Spectrum Disorder Research

2.86

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