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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Autores principales: Bölte, Sven, Schlitt, Sabine, Gapp, Volker, Hainz, Daniela, Schirman, Shella, Poustka, Fritz, Weber, Bernhard, Freitag, Christine, Ciaramidaro, Angela, Walter, Henrik
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Publicado: Springer US 2011
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Original Paper
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3324676/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21660498
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-011-1300-3
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author Bölte, Sven
Schlitt, Sabine
Gapp, Volker
Hainz, Daniela
Schirman, Shella
Poustka, Fritz
Weber, Bernhard
Freitag, Christine
Ciaramidaro, Angela
Walter, Henrik
author_facet Bölte, Sven
Schlitt, Sabine
Gapp, Volker
Hainz, Daniela
Schirman, Shella
Poustka, Fritz
Weber, Bernhard
Freitag, Christine
Ciaramidaro, Angela
Walter, Henrik
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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 pubmed-33246762012-04-20 A Close Eye on the Eagle-Eyed Visual Acuity Hypothesis of Autism Bölte, Sven Schlitt, Sabine Gapp, Volker Hainz, Daniela Schirman, Shella Poustka, Fritz Weber, Bernhard Freitag, Christine Ciaramidaro, Angela Walter, Henrik J Autism Dev Disord Original Paper 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. Springer US 2011-06-10 2012 /pmc/articles/PMC3324676/ /pubmed/21660498 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-011-1300-3 Text en © The Author(s) 2011 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited.
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Bölte, Sven
Schlitt, Sabine
Gapp, Volker
Hainz, Daniela
Schirman, Shella
Poustka, Fritz
Weber, Bernhard
Freitag, Christine
Ciaramidaro, Angela
Walter, Henrik
A Close Eye on the Eagle-Eyed Visual Acuity Hypothesis of Autism
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title_fullStr A Close Eye on the Eagle-Eyed Visual Acuity Hypothesis of Autism
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title_sort close eye on the eagle-eyed visual acuity hypothesis of autism
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3324676/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21660498
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-011-1300-3
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