Basic visual perceptual processes in children with typical development and cerebral palsy: The processing of surface, length, orientation, and position. Issue 2 (17th February 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Schmetz, Emilie; Magis, David; Detraux, Jean-Jacques; Barisnikov, Koviljka; Rousselle, Laurence
• Is Part Of: Child neuropsychology. Volume 25:Issue 2(2019)
• Page Start: 232
• Page End: 262
• Publication Date: 2019-02-17
• Subjects: Child -- development -- cerebral palsy -- visual perceptual processes -- length -- surface -- orientation -- position; Pediatric neuropsychology -- Periodicals; Adolescent psychology -- Periodicals; Child development deviations -- Periodicals; Child psychology -- Periodicals; 618.92805
• DOI: 10.1080/09297049.2018.1441820
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0929-7049

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The present study aims to assess how the processing of basic visual perceptual (VP) components (length, surface, orientation, and position) develops in typically developing (TD) children ( n = 215, 4–14 years old) and adults ( n = 20, 20–25 years old), and in children with cerebral palsy (CP) ( n = 86, 5–14 years old) using the first four subtests of the Battery for the Evaluation of Visual Perceptual and Spatial processing in children. Experiment 1 showed that these four basic VP processes follow distinct developmental trajectories in typical development. Experiment 2 revealed that children with CP present global and persistent deficits for the processing of basic VP components when compared with TD children matched on chronological age and nonverbal reasoning abilities.