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ERIC Number: EJ891274
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Aug
Pages: 10
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3257
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Spatial Contrast Sensitivity in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Koh, Hwan Cui; Milne, Elizabeth; Dobkins, Karen
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v40 n8 p978-987 Aug 2010
Adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and typically developing (TD) controls underwent a rigorous psychophysical assessment that measured contrast sensitivity to seven spatial frequencies (0.5-20 cycles/degree). A contrast sensitivity function (CSF) was then fitted for each participant, from which four measures were obtained: visual acuity, peak spatial frequency, peak contrast sensitivity, and contrast sensitivity at a low spatial frequency. There were no group differences on any of the four CSF measures, indicating no differential spatial frequency processing in ASD. Although it has been suggested that detail-oriented visual perception in individuals with ASD may be a result of differential sensitivities to low versus high spatial frequencies, the current study finds no evidence to support this hypothesis.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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