A close eye on the eagle-eyed visual acuity hypothesis of autism
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have been associated with sensory hypersensitivity. A recent study reported visual acuity (VA) in ASD in the region reported for birds of prey. The validity of the results was subsequently doubted. This study examined VA in 34 individuals with ASD, 16 with schizophren...
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| author | Bölte, Sven Schlitt, S. Gapp, V. Hainz, D. Schirman, S. Poustka, F. Weber, B. Freitag, C. Ciaramidaro, A. Walter, H. |
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| description | Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have been associated with sensory hypersensitivity. A recent study reported visual acuity (VA) in ASD in the region reported for birds of prey. The validity of the results was subsequently doubted. This study examined VA in 34 individuals with ASD, 16 with schizophrenia (SCH), and 26 typically developing (TYP). Participants with ASD did not show higher VA than those with SCH and TYP. There were no substantial correlations of VA with clinical severity in ASD or SCH. This study could not confirm the eagle-eyed acuity hypothesis of ASD, or find evidence for a connection of VA and clinical phenotypes. Research needs to further address the origins and circumstances associated with altered sensory or perceptual processing in ASD. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-594462018-03-05T08:02:29Z A close eye on the eagle-eyed visual acuity hypothesis of autism Bölte, Sven Schlitt, S. Gapp, V. Hainz, D. Schirman, S. Poustka, F. Weber, B. Freitag, C. Ciaramidaro, A. Walter, H. Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have been associated with sensory hypersensitivity. A recent study reported visual acuity (VA) in ASD in the region reported for birds of prey. The validity of the results was subsequently doubted. This study examined VA in 34 individuals with ASD, 16 with schizophrenia (SCH), and 26 typically developing (TYP). Participants with ASD did not show higher VA than those with SCH and TYP. There were no substantial correlations of VA with clinical severity in ASD or SCH. This study could not confirm the eagle-eyed acuity hypothesis of ASD, or find evidence for a connection of VA and clinical phenotypes. Research needs to further address the origins and circumstances associated with altered sensory or perceptual processing in ASD. 2012 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/59446 10.1007/s10803-011-1300-3 Springer New York LLC unknown |
| spellingShingle | Bölte, Sven Schlitt, S. Gapp, V. Hainz, D. Schirman, S. Poustka, F. Weber, B. Freitag, C. Ciaramidaro, A. Walter, H. A close eye on the eagle-eyed visual acuity hypothesis of autism |
| title | A close eye on the eagle-eyed visual acuity hypothesis of autism |
| title_full | A close eye on the eagle-eyed visual acuity hypothesis of autism |
| title_fullStr | A close eye on the eagle-eyed visual acuity hypothesis of autism |
| title_full_unstemmed | A close eye on the eagle-eyed visual acuity hypothesis of autism |
| title_short | A close eye on the eagle-eyed visual acuity hypothesis of autism |
| title_sort | close eye on the eagle-eyed visual acuity hypothesis of autism |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/59446 |