A Close Eye on the Eagle-Eyed Visual Acuity Hypothesis of Autism

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作者
Bolte, Sven [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Schlitt, Sabine [3 ]
Gapp, Volker [4 ]
Hainz, Daniela [3 ]
Schirman, Shella [3 ]
Poustka, Fritz [3 ]
Weber, Bernhard [4 ]
Freitag, Christine [3 ]
Ciaramidaro, Angela [5 ]
Walter, Henrik [6 ]
机构
[1] Karolinska Inst, Astrid Lindgren Childrens Hosp, Dept Womens & Childrens Hlth, Ctr Neurodev Disorders KIND, S-17176 Stockholm, Sweden
[2] Cent Inst Mental Hlth, Dept Child & Adolescent Psychiat & Psychotherapy, D-6800 Mannheim, Germany
[3] Goethe Univ Frankfurt, Dept Child & Adolescent Psychiat, Frankfurt, Germany
[4] Goethe Univ Frankfurt, Dept Psychiat, Frankfurt, Germany
[5] Univ Turin, Ctr Cognit Sci, Turin, Italy
[6] Charite, Dept Psychiat, Berlin, Germany
关键词
Autism; Schizophrenia; Vision; Attention; Sensory processing; Bottom-up; CHILDHOOD-ONSET SCHIZOPHRENIA; SPECTRUM DISORDERS; CENTRAL COHERENCE; CHILDREN; PERCEPTION; INDIVIDUALS; SENSITIVITY; DYSFUNCTION; MODULATION; ATTENTION;
D O I
10.1007/s10803-011-1300-3
中图分类号
B844 [发展心理学(人类心理学)];
学科分类号
040202 ;
摘要
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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