Brief report: Preliminary evidence of reduced sensitivity in the peripheral visual field of adolescents with autistic spectrum disorder

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1976-1982

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

^a Western Bank   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Cones; Dorsal stream; Nasal hemifield; Perception; Peripheral visual field; Rods; Temporal hemifield; Ventral stream; Vision

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE FIXATION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LIGHT; LUMINANCE; PERIPHERAL VISUAL FIELD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL STIMULATION; CHILD; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; VISION; VISION TEST;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FIXATION, OCULAR; HUMANS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PILOT PROJECTS; VISION TESTS; VISUAL FIELDS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84880311035     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1730-6     Document Type: Article

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