An unpublished study conducted at Toulouse University Hospital revealed that 30% of implanted children with Autism Spectrum Disorders abandon their implant, while 70% of them keep it. The aim of this study is to evaluate the causes of this disparity, which is much greater than in children with cochlear implants without associated Autism Spectrum Disorders. Our problem is as follows: do the sensory hypersensitivity and hyposensitivity of deaf children with Autism Spectrum Disorders have an effect on the expected results after a cochlear implantation from a language and auditory reaction point of view?
The present study will specifically focus on the sensory profile of these children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, which could be the cause of these developmental difficulties in language and communication development.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
33
all children will complete the Dunn Sensory Profile questionnaire
University Hospital of Toulouse
Toulouse, France
determine the sensory profile
To determine the sensory profile of implanted deaf children with autism spectrum disorders, each parent complete the questionnaire Dunn's sensory profile
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