Differentiating characteristics of autism and visual impairment in people with intellectual disabilities and deafblindness.

Differentiating characteristics of autism and visual impairment in people with intellectual disabilities and deafblindness. - Characteristics of autism in deafblindness

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON37885

Enrollment

Registered

2012-07-02

Start date

2012-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-04-29

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Conditions

autism developmental disorder

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

2 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Participants have an IQ below 50. Participants are visually impaired or blind, as described by ICD-10 (WHO, 1992). Participants have or do not have autism, as described by DSM-IV-TR (APA, 2000).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Participants are excluded when below 5 or above 55 years of age. In the first phase of the study, participants are excluded when no consensus among experts is reached concerning the diagnosis of autism. Participants can only participate after signing an informed and written consent (when unable, a legel representative is asked to make the choice for them).

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The main study parameter will be the score on the assessment instrument that will be developed.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
For some participants will we additionally assess the diagnosis of autism, measured by consensus among experts. Finally, when available we will use information regarding IQ, visual and auditory impairments and the syndromes underlying the sensory impairments.	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results