Overlapping between symptoms of autism and visual agnosia: A case study

Author(s): Decarie, J. C., Mineau, S., Aroichane, M., Pepin, J. P., Labreque, R., Jambaque, I.

Journal/Book: Brain Cognition. 1996; 32: 525 B St, Ste 1900, San Diego, CA 92101-4495. Academic Press Inc Jnl-Comp Subscriptions. 339-341.

Abstract: The interpretation of visual symptoms of autism (gaze avoidance, deficiency in interpretation of non-verbal markers for emotions) as a form of prosopagnosia has received some support in the literature. We present here the/a first case of developmental aperceptive agnosia associated to/with autism syndrome in a child. Neuropsychological assessment revealed that I.E. Could not process any visual forms more complex than simple geometric figures or face parts. The MRI revealed a severe encephalomalacia of autism.

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