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Visual Perceptual Difficulties and Under-Achievement at School in a Large Community-Based Sample of Children

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  • Cathy Williams
  • Kate Northstone
  • Ricardo Sabates
  • Leon Feinstein
  • Alan Emond
  • Gordon N Dutton

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Introduction: Difficulties with visual perception (VP) are often described in children with neurological or developmental problems. However, there are few data regarding the range of visual perceptual abilities in populations of normal children, or on the impact of these abilities on children's day-to-day functioning. Methods: Data were obtained for 4512 participants in an ongoing birth cohort study (Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children; ALSPAC). The children's mothers responded to questions designed to elicit indications of visual perceptual difficulties or immaturity, when their children were aged 13 years. We examined associations with standardised school test results in reading and in mathematics at age 13–14 years (SATS-KS3), accounting for potential confounders including IQ. Results: Three underlying factors explained half the variance in the VP question responses. These correlated best with questions on interpreting cluttered scenes; guidance of movement and face recognition. The adjusted parameter estimates (95% CI) for the cluttered-scenes factor (0.05; 0.02 to 0.08; p

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  • Cathy Williams & Kate Northstone & Ricardo Sabates & Leon Feinstein & Alan Emond & Gordon N Dutton, 2011. "Visual Perceptual Difficulties and Under-Achievement at School in a Large Community-Based Sample of Children," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 6(3), pages 1-9, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0014772
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0014772
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