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  • Title: [Comorbidity of infantile autism and blindness].
    Author: Boye H, Etting AM, Jørgensen OS.
    Journal: Ugeskr Laeger; 1999 Feb 08; 161(6):800-1. PubMed ID: 10028886.
    Abstract:
    A three year-old girl with Leber's amaurosis was found to fulfil the criteria for autism, as will as being mentally retarded. Despite her blindness she displayed unusually by early motor development and was able to move around in her surroundings without difficulty. This case suggests that this ability was due to her relevant use of a minor visual remnant and, as is often seen in blindness, a capability of reflecting the surroundings--a "bat sense". The pervasive development a disorder influenced her abilities more strongly than her sensory handicap.
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