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Publication Date: 2020-May
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Brief Report: Odour Awareness in Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Kumazaki, Hirokazu; Okamoto, Masako; Yoshimura, Yuko; Ikeda, Takashi; Hasegawa, Chiaki; Saito, Daisuke N.; Iwanaga, Ryoichiro; Tomiyama, Sara; An, Kyung-min; Minabe, Yoshio; Kikuchi, Mitsuru
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v50 n5 p1809-1815 May 2020
The elucidation of odour awareness in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is important. We compared the odour awareness of young children with ASD with those of typical development (TD) children using the Children's Olfactory Behavior in Everyday Life (COBEL) questionnaire, which is a self-report measure that mainly assesses odour awareness. Forty-five young boys (aged 5-6 years), including 20 children with ASD and 25 TD children, participated in this study. The total COBEL score of the young children with ASD was lower than that of the TD children (p < 0.01). Moreover, the total COBEL score was significantly correlated with the total VABS II score (p < 0.05). Our results improve understanding of the odour awareness in children with ASD.
Descriptors: Olfactory Perception, Young Children, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Males, Scores, Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Rating Scales
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