Delayed visual responses?

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Hi I'm new! I know people on the autism spectrum can have delayed auditory response eg when people are talking to you and you take a while to process what they've asked/said, but does anyone know if we can have delayed visual responses also?

For example... while driving ..... responding to traffic lights changing color.
Another example.... watching a scary movie..... something that is pretty scary that should make you jump.... but it takes a while to process what just happened?

Thanks!

While I've definitely had the slow audio processing i.e. I will often ask somebody to slow down and repeat what they've said, leaving them bewildered b/c English is my first language, I can't recall experiencing a pattern of slow visual processing if it is related to a singular factor, such as traffic lights changing or a scary movie reaction. However, where I DO have slow visual processing is where I'm asked to get an object, or notice an object, amidst a mass of other objects that an NT has pointed out to me. If somebody says "could you get the red bowl" for example, on a series of shelves, I will look around the shelf for it and the frustrated person will say "There!! THERE!!" I believe this has to do with difficulty in filtering out irrelevant elements, and not intuitively following the finger-pointing gesture to the desired object (the "non-verbal dyslexia" component of Aspergers).

Yes, my brother has this, (but I don't).

He's been practising for his driver's license for a while now, and although technically he should be able to participate in traffic without causing accidents because he likes to slow down a lot and really observe a crossroad/traffic light situation to make sure he didn't miss anything, (if the lights turn green most people start pulling away instantly, my brother waits a couple of seconds to make sure he observed the light turning green) they aren't letting him try for his exam.

Thanks! Sounds like it can be an issue. I'm also hoping to get my drivers licence soon... I'm really worried about if I'll be able to do it. I'm already 35. I'm so scared of driving. I sometimes get lost in thought/day dreaming while walking and cross the road without even looking, so I don't really know if I should drive!! :/ TBH I am pretty anti driving because of this and I wouldn't be able to forgive myself or drive ever again, if I was in an accident that was my fault especially if I had my kids in the car with me.

yes! i have a lot of trouble with both, i cannot remember something i had briefly seen, also i cant really understand what i saw if i saw it for a moment, i noticed that when i watch tv, ill understand something better if i see the same episode multiple times

i also have slow verbal processing, the words will play over and over in my head so i have a better understanding

I have this sometimes. Someone threw a book at me once and I didn't react even though it went right in front of my eyes. Sometimes it happens crossing the road. I look and see a car, but don't process it immediately and start crossing. It only happens when I'm tired.