Children with Autism avoid the color yellow but prefer green in contrast to that which is due to the hyper-sensitivity of the children. Because of this yellow is perceived through both L and M cones of colors and makes it overloading for their sensory compared to children developing typically

Color perception and Hyper Sensitivity in children with ASD

Avoidance of the color brown was found to be associated with hyper-sensitivity among children under 11 years of age with autism, suggesting that hyper-sensitivity is intense during this period of development. 

Color Avoidance in children with ASD

Specific colors are usually preferred by individuals with autism due to their enhanced sensitivity to sensory which influences this preference.

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Stimulus such as colors might be readily encoded among individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder because improvement in performances such as the cueing task is found when colors are involved. 

Color perception in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder 

Grandgeorge, M., & Masataka, N. (2016, December 5). Atypical color preference in children with autism spectrum disorder. Frontiers. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01976/full 


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