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Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 7/2018

21-02-2018 | Letter to the Editor

Relationship Between Odor Identification and Visual Distractors in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Auteurs: Hirokazu Kumazaki, Mitsuru Kikuchi, Yuko Yoshimura, Masutomo Miyao, Ken-ichi Okada, Masaru Mimura, Yoshio Minabe

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 7/2018

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Abstract

Understanding the nature of olfactory abnormalities is crucial for optimal interventions in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). However, previous studies that have investigated odor identification in children with ASD have produced inconsistent results. The ability to correctly identify an odor relies heavily on visual inputs in the general population. We tested odor identification in eight children with ASD and eight age-matched children with typical development (TD). After confirming that all children were able to identify each odor without visual input, we measured odor identification under the visual-distractor condition. Odor identification was hindered by visual distractors for all children with ASD but was not affected in all children with TD. Our results improve understanding of odor identification in ASD.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Relationship Between Odor Identification and Visual Distractors in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Auteurs
Hirokazu Kumazaki
Mitsuru Kikuchi
Yuko Yoshimura
Masutomo Miyao
Ken-ichi Okada
Masaru Mimura
Yoshio Minabe
Publicatiedatum
21-02-2018
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 7/2018
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-018-3511-3

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