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Hoevenaars-van den Boom, M. A. A.; Antonissen, A. C. F. M.; Knoors, H.; Vervloed, M. P. J. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2009
Background: In persons with deafblindness, it is hard to distinguish autism spectrum disorders from several deafblind specific behaviours caused by the dual sensory impairments, especially when these persons are also intellectually disabled. As a result, there is an over-diagnosis of autism in persons who are deafblind leading to unsuitable…
Descriptors: Severe Mental Retardation, Autism, Interpersonal Relationship, Interaction
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Rogers, Sally J.; Ozonoff, Sally – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2005
Background: Unusual responses to sensory stimuli are seen in many children with autism. Their presence was highlighted both in early accounts of autism and in more recent first-person descriptions. There is a widespread belief that sensory symptoms characterize autism and differentiate it from other disorders. This paper examines the empirical…
Descriptors: Stimuli, Investigations, Autism, Search Engines