Dammeyer Jesper
Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen, Øster Farimagsgade 2A, 1353, Copenhagen K, Denmark,
J Autism Dev Disord. 2014 May;44(5):1095-102. doi: 10.1007/s10803-013-1967-8.
Associations between congenital deafness or blindness and autism have been found. The main consequences of congenital sensory impairment, being barriers for communication, language and social interaction development, may lead to symptoms of autism. To date only few studies have been reported concerning individuals with congenital deafblindness. This study examines symptoms of autism among 71 children with congenital deafblindness using the Autism Behavior Checklist. The cohort of children with congenital deafblindness was found to have symptoms of autism on a level similar to children with another developmental disorder than autism for example intellectual disability. No association was found between severity of congenital sensory impairment and severity or type of symptoms of autism.
先天性耳聋或失明与自闭症之间的关联已被发现。先天性感觉障碍的主要后果，即沟通、语言和社交互动发展的障碍，可能会导致自闭症症状。迄今为止，关于先天性聋盲个体的研究报告很少。本研究使用自闭症行为检查表对71名先天性聋盲儿童的自闭症症状进行了检查。结果发现，先天性聋盲儿童的自闭症症状水平与患有除自闭症之外的其他发育障碍（如智力障碍）的儿童相似。未发现先天性感觉障碍的严重程度与自闭症症状的严重程度或类型之间存在关联。
