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Eye Tracking Young Children with Autism
Published on: March 27, 2012
Handedness, eyedness and nasal cycle in children with autism
1Ataturk University, Medical Faculty, Department of Physiology, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey. sdane@atauni.edu.tr
Objective:
Autism is referred to as cerebral lateralization abnormality. In this study, the possible relationships among handedness, eyedness and nasal cycle in autism have been investigated.
Materials And Methods:
Thirty-seven children with autism and 20 controls were included in the study. The patient group included 27 boys and 10 girls who ranged in age from 5 to 20 years. For hand preference, hand used to write and throw a ball was accepted as dominant hand. For eye preference or dominance, eye used to look through keyhole of a door was accepted as dominant eye. Nasal dominance was assessed by a method of measuring the nasal airflow.
Results:
The rates of left-handedness and left-eyedness were higher in children with autism compared to normal populations. A majority of children with autism had left nasal dominance.
Conclusion:
Autism and early language impairment may be associated with left handedness, eyedness and nasal dominance.
