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The Impact of Cerebral Visual Impairment on Social Skills and Sensory Processing

Eray Kılıç1, Mustafa Cemali2, Esra Akı2

  • 1Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, Türkiye.

OTJR : Occupation, Participation and Health
|July 26, 2024
PubMed

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Cerebral visual impairment (CVI) in toddlers with cerebral palsy (CP) significantly impacts social skills but not sensory processing. This finding highlights the need for targeted interventions for children with CP and CVI.

Area of Science:

  • Developmental Pediatrics
  • Neuroscience
  • Ophthalmology

Background:

  • Limited research explores cerebral visual impairment's (CVI) effects on toddler development.
  • Cerebral palsy (CP) can co-occur with CVI, impacting various developmental areas.
  • Understanding these impacts is crucial for early intervention and support.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the influence of CVI on social skills and sensory processing in toddlers with CP.
  • To compare toddlers with CP and CVI to those with CP alone and typically developing toddlers.
  • To identify specific developmental domains affected by CVI in this population.

Main Methods:

  • Study included three groups: toddlers with CP and CVI, toddlers with CP without CVI, and typically developing toddlers.
  • Social skills assessed using the Brief Infant-Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment (BITSEA).
  • Sensory processing evaluated via the Infant/Toddler Sensory Profile (ITSP), with analysis of covariance used for score comparison.

Main Results:

  • Toddlers with CP and CVI exhibited significantly lower social competence compared to the other groups (p < .05).
  • CVI presence did not result in a statistically significant difference in sensory processing among toddlers with CP (p > .05).
  • Cerebral visual impairment was found to significantly affect social competence but not sensory processing in toddlers with CP.

Conclusions:

  • Cerebral visual impairment (CVI) is a significant factor affecting social competence in toddlers with cerebral palsy (CP).
  • The study found no significant impact of CVI on sensory processing abilities in toddlers with CP.
  • These findings underscore the importance of addressing social skill development in toddlers with both CP and CVI.

Keywords:
cerebral palsysocial cognitive theoryvisual perception

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