Vision in children and adolescents with autistic spectrum disorder: Evidence for reduced convergence

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 965-975

  Milne, Elizabeth ^a   Griffiths, Helen ^b   Buckley, David ^b   Scope, Alison ^a  

^a Western Bank ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autistic spectrum disorder; Convergence; Low functioning autism; Perception; Vision; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BINOCULAR CONVERGENCE; BINOCULAR VISION; CHILD; COGNITION; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; STRABISMUS; VISUAL ACUITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CONVERGENCE, OCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STRABISMUS; VISION, OCULAR; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 70349581819     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-009-0705-8     Document Type: Article

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