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Autism and visual impairment

Kibbykat

Hi my son was recently dxed after a 12 year fight, he's vi and has a shed load of other issues (hence why the dx took so long), of all his issues it's his behaviour that really holds him back, I believe he's pda bexcuse of the way he shuts down with demands). How do others cope when there is a complex mix of medical issues on top of asd? 

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  • I assume by vi you mean visually impaired. It is often not realised that you can be blind or visually impaired and have autism even though you might think loss of visual stimulus helped. You can also be deaf/hearing impaired with autism.

    Unfortunately I don't think the combination is that widely known, as you tend to get treated for difficulties due to visual impairment hiding autism. A lot of both deaf and blind people remain undiagnosed for comorbid autism.

    Many people have associated issues, dyslexia and adhd being commonest perhaps, along with depression and anxiety. Epilepsy also occurs, and dyspraxia, though there is a big overlap. PDA likewise has an overlap probably covered by the autism diagnosis.

    Good that you have raised it here because association of sight and hearing deficiency seldom gets much notice.

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  • I assume by vi you mean visually impaired. It is often not realised that you can be blind or visually impaired and have autism even though you might think loss of visual stimulus helped. You can also be deaf/hearing impaired with autism.

    Unfortunately I don't think the combination is that widely known, as you tend to get treated for difficulties due to visual impairment hiding autism. A lot of both deaf and blind people remain undiagnosed for comorbid autism.

    Many people have associated issues, dyslexia and adhd being commonest perhaps, along with depression and anxiety. Epilepsy also occurs, and dyspraxia, though there is a big overlap. PDA likewise has an overlap probably covered by the autism diagnosis.

    Good that you have raised it here because association of sight and hearing deficiency seldom gets much notice.

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