Central coherence

The ability to integrate information into a gestalt (a perceptual structure possessing qualities that go beyond its constituent elements or parts, and that cannot be described solely in terms of its parts), or to build up a global picture.  This particular ability appears to be a particular strength with those individuals diagnosed as autistic (e.g., as assessed by performance on the Embedded Figures test).

See Autism, Embedded Figures test (EFT), Gestalt good form