Thinking, fast and slow on the autism spectrum.

The study measured reasoning on a lab test, not therapy outcomes, so it does not show that changing response time improves everyday decision-making. All participants were summer-school students considering university, so it says little about autistic people outside that academic range or with intellectual disability. Cognitive ability was not explicitly assessed, although the authors note the reasoning bias is dissociable from ability. The test had only three items, and intuitive and deliberative answers were linked, so a lower intuitive score could partly reflect a higher deliberative score. Response times were not analysed in the main study because group testing was not suitable for timing. No community involvement was reported.

Do not read the timing finding as proof that giving autistic clients less time makes them better decision-makers. The study only changed response time in a lab reasoning task, did not test therapy, and did not measure everyday social or occupational outcomes.