ASD and Vision

Autistic Spectrum Disorder and Visual Behaviours

ASD can affect the way people use their vision – it is common to become overwhelmed by lots of sensory input. Some people deal with this by ‘turning down’ their vision and only using it when they really need to. Some parents have described this a ‘vision on his own terms’ – looking at things when the child decides to, not when they are being shown things or being asked to look for things.

VIsual behaviours (ViBes) are now recognised as a feature of Cerebral Visual Impairment in ASD – and sometimes the difficulties an autistic person has are down to how they are able to use their vision.

Read here about our ViBe8 questions which may help you spot unusual visual behaviours and the reasons behind them

Its important to remember that everyone experiences “vision” differently. What is normal for me is not normal for you. Autistic children can’t describe what is different, because for them it is just the way its always been.

Here is some more information about ASD and ViBes

Here is a longer questionnaire you might find useful to look for ViBes