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ERIC Number: EJ1421617
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Jun
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-2195-7177
EISSN: EISSN-2195-7185
Autism and Visual Impairment: A Review of the Literature
Maggie Butchart; Joseph J. Long; Michael Brown; Anne McMillan; Janice Bain; Thanos Karatzias
Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v4 n2 p118-131 2017
This review presents the evidence on the prevalence of visual impairments in children and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and the similar behavioural traits associated with both visual impairment and autism. A systematic literature review was conducted using online databases. Seven studies explored the incidence of visual impairments in people with ASD and found a higher incidence of strabismus (squint) (8.3%) than in a comparable child population (1.5 to 5.3%). Eleven studies identified behavioural traits common to both autistic and visually impaired populations. The majority were small-scale screening studies using varied methodologies, constituting an emerging field of research. Further large-scale, multicentre studies are required to accurately identify prevalence rates of ophthalmic conditions in people with ASD. There is a small but evolving evidence base that establishes behavioural and linguistic traits common to both visual impairment and autism.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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