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Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 7/2009

01-07-2009 | Original Paper

Vision in Children and Adolescents with Autistic Spectrum Disorder: Evidence for Reduced Convergence

Auteurs: Elizabeth Milne, Helen Griffiths, David Buckley, Alison Scope

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 7/2009

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Abstract

Evidence of atypical perception in individuals with ASD is mainly based on self report, parental questionnaires or psychophysical/cognitive paradigms. There have been relatively few attempts to establish whether binocular vision is enhanced, intact or abnormal in those with ASD. To address this, we screened visual function in 51 individuals with autistic spectrum disorder and 44 typically developing individuals by measuring visual acuity, stereoacuity, convergence, divergence, ocular motility, incidence of strabismus and integrity of the optokinetic response. The data suggest that many aspects of vision, including visual acuity, are unaffected in ASD, but that convergence is an aspect of visual function that merits further research in those with ASD.
Voetnoten
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The effect size r is given by
\( r = \frac{Z}{\sqrt N } \)
where Z is the test statistic obtained by Mann–Whitney analysis and N is the total number of data points. Effect sizes of .1, .3 and .5 are considered small, medium and large, respectively (Field 2005).
 
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Because some IQ scores were missing, the data were plotted to ensure that the participants with the lowest base-out prism fusion range scores were not those who were not included in the correlation analysis with IQ. This was not the case, the base-out prism fusion range scores for the high-functioning participants who did not complete the WASI were: 25, 30 & 35 ∆.
 
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Metagegevens
Titel
Vision in Children and Adolescents with Autistic Spectrum Disorder: Evidence for Reduced Convergence
Auteurs
Elizabeth Milne
Helen Griffiths
David Buckley
Alison Scope
Publicatiedatum
01-07-2009
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 7/2009
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-009-0705-8

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