The possible use of precision tinted lenses to improve social cognition in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Ludlow, A.K., Giannadou, A., Franklin, A., Allen, P.M., Simmons, D.R. and Wilkins, A.J. (2020) The possible use of precision tinted lenses to improve social cognition in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Vision Research, 170, pp. 53-59. (doi: 10.1016/j.visres.2020.03.007)

Abstract

A masked randomised control design compared the effectiveness of precision ophthalmic tints in improving the recognition of emotion in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Fourteen children aged 10–14 with ASD and 14 control children matched on verbal and non-verbal IQ, wore spectacles with coloured lenses to complete two tasks that involved the observation of coloured video sequences in which social interactions were depicted. On one occasion (randomly first or second) the coloured lenses provided light of a colour that the child had one month previously selected as optimal for the clarity of text. On the other occasion the lenses differed in CIE UCS chromaticity by 0.077. Performance in the ASD group was superior in both social interaction tasks with the lenses that provided the optimal colour of light.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Simmons, Dr David
• Authors: Ludlow, A.K., Giannadou, A., Franklin, A., Allen, P.M., Simmons, D.R., and Wilkins, A.J.
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Psychology
• Journal Name: Vision Research
• Publisher: Elsevier
• ISSN: 0042-6989
• ISSN (Online): 1878-5646
• Published Online: 04 April 2020
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Ltd.
• First Published: First published in Vision Research 170: 53-59
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy