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Tag: vision

October 2013

Vision or hearing loss ups autism risk

by  /  31 October 2013

Children with poor vision or a hearing loss are more likely to be diagnosed with autism than are those in the general population, reports a large epidemiological study published in October.

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ESSENCE: From defined categories to broad understanding

by  /  8 October 2013

Clinicians should place children under age 5 who have developmental delay into a broad diagnostic category, called ESSENCE, which may then resolve into any number of individual diagnoses over time, says Christopher Gillberg. 

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Superior math skills may accompany autism, study suggests

by  /  3 October 2013

Some children with autism show unique patterns of brain activation while solving math problems, particularly in a brain region normally used for face processing, suggests a study published 15 August in Biological Psychiatry.

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September 2013

Eating aversion

by  /  10 September 2013

People with anorexia or bulimia have more traits of autism than do those in the general population, according to a study published 31 July in Molecular Autism.

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August 2013

Genetic switch labels active neurons in mouse brains

by  /  28 August 2013

A new method, described 5 June in Neuron, allows researchers to tag only those neurons that are active during the following 12-hour time window.

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July 2013

Clinical research: Eye problems common in autism

by  /  19 July 2013

Many children with autism have eye problems, such as crossed eyes or a lazy eye, according to a study published in the June issue of Strabismus.

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April 2013

Insight from eye movements

by  /  19 April 2013

Tracking eye movements in people with autism may provide insight into the variety of symptoms of the disorder, says Rich Krauzlis.

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March 2013

Cognition and behavior: Gaze related to language ability

by  /  22 March 2013

Children with both autism and language impairment have similar trouble suppressing their reflexes and avoiding distractions during a visual task compared with language-impaired children without autism, according to a study published in the January issue of Developmental Science.

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February 2013

Scientists follow brain activity as fish find their dinner

by  /  27 February 2013

Using a sensitive new imaging molecule, researchers can watch neurons in the larval zebrafish brain spring into action when the fish sees a potential meal, according to a study published 29 January in Current Biology.

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Illustration of a simulated view through binoculars.

Cognition and behavior: Visual perception enhanced in autism

by  /  27 February 2013

People with autism are adept at detecting whether two items appear on a screen simultaneously or close together in time, according to a study published 14 December in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.

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