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>Autism, Vol. 7, No. 3, 245-253 (2003) >DOI: 10.1177/13623613030073002 >© 2003 The National Autistic Society, SAGE Publications >This Article > > Full Text (PDF) > References > Alert me when this article is cited > Alert me if a correction is posted > >Services > > Similar articles in this journal > Similar articles in PubMed > Alert me to new issues of the journal > Download to citation manager > >Google Scholar > > Articles by Roper, L. > Articles by Monteiro, B. > Articles citing this Article > >PubMed > > PubMed Citation > Articles by Roper, L. > Articles by Monteiro, B. > >Co-Occurrence of Autism and Deafness >Diagnostic Considerations >Louise Roper >University of Manchester, UK > >Paul Arnold > >University of Manchester, UK, arnold@fs4.psy.man.ac.uk > >Brendan Monteiro > >National Centre for Mental Health and Deafness, >Manchester, UK > >Autism spectrum disorders are particularly difficult >to diagnose in the presence of early profound deafness >because of communication related issues. Two parts of >the Autism Screening Instrument were administered to >13 deaf individuals with autism and two comparison >groups: hearing autistic and deaf learning disabled. A >parental questionnaire was also used. No differences >in autistic symptomatology were found between the deaf >autistic and the hearing autistic group. However, the >deaf autistic group was diagnosed later than the >hearing autistic group. It is concluded that autism >can be diagnosed in the deaf; that it resembles autism >in the hearing; and that it is not a consequence of >deafness per se. Learning disabled deaf individuals >who are not autistic do not resemble people with >autism in behavioural terms. The findings have >implications for remediation, education, and the >emergence and management of challenging behaviours.
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