Relationship Between Odor Identification and Visual Distractors in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Hirokazu Kumazaki; Mitsuru Kikuchi; Yuko Yoshimura; Masutomo Miyao; Ken ichi Okada; Masaru Mimura; Yoshio Minabe

doi:10.1007/s10803-018-3511-3

Relationship Between Odor Identification and Visual Distractors in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Hirokazu Kumazaki, Mitsuru Kikuchi, Yuko Yoshimura, Masutomo Miyao, Ken ichi Okada, Masaru Mimura, Yoshio Minabe

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Abstract

Understanding the nature of olfactory abnormalities is crucial for optimal interventions in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). However, previous studies that have investigated odor identification in children with ASD have produced inconsistent results. The ability to correctly identify an odor relies heavily on visual inputs in the general population. We tested odor identification in eight children with ASD and eight age-matched children with typical development (TD). After confirming that all children were able to identify each odor without visual input, we measured odor identification under the visual-distractor condition. Odor identification was hindered by visual distractors for all children with ASD but was not affected in all children with TD. Our results improve understanding of odor identification in ASD.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2590-2592
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Volume	48
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-018-3511-3
Publication status	Published - 2018 Jul 1

Keywords

Autism spectrum disorders
Identification
Odor
Olfactory
Visual distractor

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Developmental and Educational Psychology

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