Autism spectrum traits and visual processing in young adults with very low birth weight: The Helsinki Study of Very Low Birth Weight adults

E. Wolford; A. K. Pesonen; K. Heinonen; M. Lahti; R. Pyhälä; J. Lahti; P. Hovi; S. Strang-Karlsson; J. G. Eriksson; S. Andersson; A. L. Järvenpää; E. Kajantie; K. Räikkönen

doi:10.1017/S2040174416000738

Autism spectrum traits and visual processing in young adults with very low birth weight: The Helsinki Study of Very Low Birth Weight adults

E. Wolford, A. K. Pesonen, K. Heinonen, M. Lahti, R. Pyhälä, J. Lahti, P. Hovi, S. Strang-Karlsson, J. G. Eriksson, S. Andersson, A. L. Järvenpää, E. Kajantie, K. Räikkönen

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Visual processing problems may be one underlying factor for cognitive impairments related to autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). We examined associations between ASD-traits (Autism-Spectrum Quotient) and visual processing performance (Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure Test; Block Design task of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-III) in young adults (mean age=25.0, s.d.=2.1 years) born preterm at very low birth weight (VLBW; <1500 g) (n=101) or at term (n=104). A higher level of ASD-traits was associated with slower global visual processing speed among the preterm VLBW, but not among the term-born group (P<0.04 for interaction). Our findings suggest that the associations between ASD-traits and visual processing may be restricted to individuals born preterm, and related specifically to global, not local visual processing. Our findings point to cumulative social and neurocognitive problems in those born preterm at VLBW.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	161-167
Number of pages	7
Journal	JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL ORIGINS OF HEALTH AND DISEASE
Volume	8
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S2040174416000738
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2017
Externally published	Yes
Publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

Keywords

adults
autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
preterm
very low birth weight (VLBW)
visual processing

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Medicine (miscellaneous)

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Wolford, E., Pesonen, A. K., Heinonen, K., Lahti, M., Pyhälä, R., Lahti, J., Hovi, P., Strang-Karlsson, S., Eriksson, J. G., Andersson, S., Järvenpää, A. L., Kajantie, E., & Räikkönen, K. (2017). Autism spectrum traits and visual processing in young adults with very low birth weight: The Helsinki Study of Very Low Birth Weight adults. JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL ORIGINS OF HEALTH AND DISEASE, 8(2), 161-167. https://doi.org/10.1017/S2040174416000738

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Autism spectrum traits and visual processing in young adults with very low birth weight: The Helsinki Study of Very Low Birth Weight adults. / Wolford, E.; Pesonen, A. K.; Heinonen, K. et al.
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