Freqüência do fenótipo autista em uma amostra de crianças e jovens com cegueira congênita / Frequency of autistic phenotype in a sample of children and young with congenital blindness

AUTOR(ES)

Ana Cristina Silva Araújo

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2007

RESUMO

The frequency of the manifestation of autistic phenotype in children and young with congenital blindness has been subject of great interest in the last decades. In this study 29 children and young between four and 15 years old with congenital blindness had been investigated regarding the frequency of manifestation of the signals and symptoms of autistic phenotype, from the application of a suitable version of Autism Screening Questionnaire (ASQ) in interview with the parents. The results had identified that of the 29 children and young, 13 scored above of the cut off for the Pervasive Development Disorders (PDD). Considering the three areas that the instrument encloses, the communication area was the biggest concentration of points for each subject. These findings are in accordance with international literature, however a better inquiry of this sample becomes necessary to verify if the identified characteristics are part of the consequences of the blindness or if they demonstrate the comorbidity with the PDD.

ASSUNTO(S)

autistic phenotype psicologia fenótipo autista cegueira congênita congenital blindness

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